Ethyl chloride: Indication, Dosage, Side Effect, Precaution

This information is not country-specific. Please refer to the Myanmar prescribing information.

Generic Medicine Info

Indications and Dosage

Topical/Cutaneous
Local anaesthesia

Adult: As spray containing 88 g/100 mL, spray at a distance of 30 cm from skin surface until a fine white film is produced.

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity; porphyria. Application on broken skin or mucous membranes.

Special Precautions

To protect against tissue sloughing, cover the skin adjacent to the area being treated with petrolatum. Avoid spilling the liquid on the skin. Freezing may also distort the histological structure of biopsy specimens. Highly flammable. Avoid inhalation when used as local anaesthesia.

Adverse Reactions

Thawing of frozen tissue after surgery may be painful. Chemical frostbite may occur following prolonged spraying onto the skin. Nephrotoxicity or hepatotoxicity (long-term exposure).

Action

Description: Ethyl chloride is a vapocoolant (skin refrigerant) local anaesthetic, evaporizes rapidly and when applied as fine spray, produces freezing of superficial tissues, resulting in insensitivity of peripheral nerve endings and local anaesthesia.
Duration: 1 min.

MIMS Class

Anaesthetics - Local & General

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