EMLA Application Exceeding Two Hours Improves Pediatric Emergency Department Venipuncture Success.

The article presents a study that investigates the efficacy of the Eutectic Mixture of Local Anesthetics (EMLA) in boosting success of venipuncture practice of the emergency department (ED) of hospitals in the U.S. Researchers did the study on 37 weeks gestational age children to 18 years-old individuals who need venipuncture to reduce the pain associated with triage. They found that venipuncture is effective in reducing the pain experienced by patients.