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Winning With
Nerve Blocks
W
e're a married couple that lives, eats and breathes
nerve blocks. Brandon is an anesthesiologist who
specializes in placing blocks at the famed
Andrews Institute for Orthopedics & Sports
Medicine. Emily is the founder of
blocknursing.com, an educational site for the regional anesthesia
nursing specialty, and the director of the Blockjocks Research &
Education Foundation. Yes, we're passionate about regional anesthe-
sia. That's why it's so difficult for us to accept that so many facilities
aren't fully capitalizing on the magic of nerve blocks: shorter recovery
times, less post-op pain, and faster recoveries and discharges. Maybe
20 myths and misconceptions about regional
anesthesia that could be holding you back.
Brandon Winchester, MD,
and Emily Winchester, RN
Gulf Breeze, Fla.
• PROPER NEEDLE PLACEMENT Starting with your needle
about the depth of your target in centimeters away from the
probe lets you create an angle of entry to the skin ideal for
needle visualization.
Heather
Black
from
Barnes
&
Co.