Reducing the use of spray to check cold sensation

Ethyl Chloride is a local anaesthetic spray that in the Royal Bournemouth Hospital is used only to provide a sensory cold sensation to check spinal and epidural anaesthesia blocks. 

Our Recovery team looked at the environmental impact, and decided to set an aim to reduce the usage of Ethyl Chloride spray in RBH Recovery from 4 cans per week to 1 or less

You can read and download the poster HERE

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