interscalene nerve block

You are treating someone with a shoulder dislocation. You have a few options that can be used to help put it back where it belongs: A) Procedural sedation – the old standby. B) Intraarticular injection – some people love it, some hate it C) Relaxational maneuvers – sometimes feasible, and, last but not least D) Regional anesthesia – the new kid on the (nerve) block.

What alternatives do you have for procedural sedation in shoulder reductions? This US Probe post looks at the US-guided interscalene nerve block.