Eliciting Paresthesias for Peripheral Nerve Block: A Harmful Clinical Standard?

Use of a Nerve Locator to Facilitate Administration of Mandibular Nerve Blocks in Crocodilians

“…13 The anatomic landmarks for placement of local anesthetics have been much better studied in humans than in any reptile species, and success rates of unassisted nerve block placement can reasonably be expected to be higher in humans. Unlike humans, reptiles are unable to verbally communicate the effectiveness of a block.…”