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StatPearls, LLC

  • Anesthetics, Local
  • Injections
  • Lacerations
  • Nerve Block

Digital Nerve Block

A digital nerve block is a straightforward procedure providing immediate anesthesia for diverse digit-related injuries and procedures, including fractures, dislocations, laceration repairs, nail and foreign body removals, mass excisions, and infection treatments. It is widely performed in primary care and emergency departments and stands out for its efficacy and versatility. Offering advantages over local anesthetic injections, a digital nerve block ensures rapid anesthesia with minimal neurovascular trauma, usually requiring a single injection and a lower anesthetic volume. This is crucial due to limited digit space tolerance. Its superiority over systemic medications lies in localized action, minimizing systemic side effects, while injection sites are typically less painful than local infiltrations. Various techniques exist for a digit nerve block, making it a common and effective procedure in clinical settings. This activity reviews the technique of a digital nerve block, its indications, contraindications, and potential complications. This course explores the digital nerve block, a valuable procedure for prompt and targeted anesthesia in various digit-related injuries and interventions. Commonly performed in primary care and emergency settings, it offers advantages over traditional injections, ensuring rapid anesthesia with minimal trauma. The interprofessional team’s involvement is highlighted, demonstrating collaborative competence in optimizing patient outcomes during digital nerve block procedures.

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Credit types

AAPA Category 1 Credit™Up to 1.5 creditsAMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Up to 1.5 creditsNursingUp to 1.5 creditsPharmacyUp to 1.5 credits

MOC types

ABS — Accredited CMEUp to 1.5 pointsABOS — Accredited CMEUp to 1.5 pointsABPATH — Lifelong LearningUp to 1.5 pointsABA — Lifelong LearningUp to 1.5 pointsABTS — Accredited CMEUp to 1.5 pointsABIM — Medical KnowledgeUp to 1.5 pointsABS — Self-AssessmentUp to 1.5 pointsABP — Lifelong Learning and Self-AssessmentUp to 1.5 pointsABTS — Self-AssessmentUp to 1.5 points

FDA REMS

No

Qualifies for MIPS

No

Target Specialties

Cross-Specialty

Relevant across 8 specialties.

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Fee varies

This provider typically $49–98

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  • Article / monograph / reference
  • Credit · Up to 1.5 credits
  • MOC · Up to 1.5 points
  • Fee varies · this provider typically $49–98
  • Released
    Sep 1, 2026
  • Last day to claim credit
    Sep 1, 2029 3 years left

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