Question 20 of 35

That answer is incorrect. Those rates are too fast and may cause discomfort and adverse effects for your patient.

The ideal rate at which to inject anesthetic solution is 1 ml. in approximately 60 seconds. Remember that a cartridge holds 1.8 ml., so it should take approximately 2 minutes to inject an entire cartridge.

This may seem unrealistic, however, to most clinicians. While it is the time frame recommended by Malamed, he also acknowledges that in actual clinical practice this may not occur. Consequently, he recommends at least 60 seconds for 1.8 ml. of solution.