Medication that helps a patient lose their sense of pain. A local anaesthetic is applied to a specific area of the body, and the patient does not lose consciousness.
Relieves the sensation of pain in a localized area.
Method of numbing up a specific area without the need for general Anaesthetic.
Drug used to numb a specific area of the body so that you cannot feel pain. RELATED General anaesthetic (Glossary)
A local anaesthetic is a drug that is injected by needle or applied as a cream, which causes a loss of feeling in a specific area of the body.