RT Book, Section A1 Reichman, Eric F. SR Print(0) ID 57713212 T1 Chapter 126. Regional Nerve Blocks (Regional Anesthesia) T2 Emergency Medicine Procedures, 2e YR 2013 FD 2013 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-161352-1 LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57713212 RD 2024/11/06 AB Regional anesthesia or regional nerve blocks are defined as infiltration of a peripheral nerve with local anesthetic agents to attenuate motor output and sensory input. It provides anesthesia to allow conditions to be treated efficiently and with minimal discomfort. Patients typically tolerate nerve blocks better than direct wound infiltration. Nerve blocks often require less local anesthetic solution than does infiltration of large wounds.