26th February 2024

A 53-year-old construction worker presents to the emergency department with a minor burn.

A 53-year-old construction worker presents to the emergency department with a minor burn. He reports being in severe pain. The A&E nurse sets up a lidocaine infusion for pain relief. Lidocaine 1g is added to 100ml solution. The infusion is to be set up at 5mg/min.

At what rate (ml/hr) would the pump need to be set?