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Contra-indications

Authoring team

Absolute:

  • allergy to local anaesthesia
  • severe anaemia
  • methaemoglobinaemia (congenital or acquired)

Relative:

  • epilepsy
  • impaired cardiac conduction or respiratory function
  • liver or kidney damage
  • sickle cell disease

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