Key references: Topical administration of local anaesthetics for acute pain management

Australian Medicines Handbook (AMH) Pty Ltd. Lidocaine (anaesthesia). In: AMH Adelaide: AMH; Last modified January 2020. https://amhonline.amh.net.au/chapters/anaesthetics/drugs-local-anaesthesia/local-anaesthetics/lidocaine-anaesthesia
Australian Medicines Handbook (AMH) Pty Ltd. Lidocaine, tetracaine and adrenaline. In: AMH Children’s dosing companion. Adelaide: AMH; Last modified January 2020. https://childrens.amh.net.au/
Foster JP, Taylor C, Spence K. Topical anaesthesia for needle-related pain in newborn infants. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017;2:CD010331. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28160271
Phebra. Laceraine topical wound anaesthetic [product information]. Sydney: Phebra Pty Ltd; Amended 29 October 2015; Accessed April 2020. https://www.phebra.com/product/lignocaine-amethocaine-and-adrenaline/