Gebauer’s Ethyl Chloride®
A Proven Topical Anesthetic
Gebauer’s Ethyl Chloride® topical anesthetic skin refrigerant is intended to control the pain associated with injections, starting IVs and venipuncture, minor surgical procedures, and the temporary relief of minor sports injuries.
Gebauer’s Ethyl Chloride is available in several spray patterns to allow for slight differences in indications and to provide medical professionals with a choice based on their preferred mode of delivery.
Mist Spray or Stream Spray Controls Pain Associated with:
- Minor surgical procedures
- Injections
- Starting IVs
- Venipuncture
- Minor sports injuries
Stream Spray Also Controls Pain Associated with:
- Myofascial Pain
- Restricted Motion
- Trigger Point
Important Risk and Safety Information
- Published clinical trials support the use in children three years of age and older
- Ethyl Chloride is FLAMMABLE and should never be used in the presence of an open flame or electrical cautery equipment
- Inhalation should be avoided as it may produce narcotic and general anesthetic effects, and may produce deep anesthesia or fatal coma or cardiac arrest.
- Do not spray in eyes
- Over spraying may cause frostbite
- Freezing may alter skin pigmentation
- The thawing process may be painful and freezing may lower resistance to infection and delay healing
- Cutaneous sensitization may occur, but appears to be extremely rare
- Long term exposure may cause liver or kidney damage
- Ethyl Chloride is registered for sale in Canada as a Class II Medical Device.
Refer to the Indications and Use section for complete directions, precautions, contraindications, warnings, and adverse reactions.
Choose from:
- Fine stream brown glass bottle
- Medium stream brown glass bottle
- Medium stream aerosol can
- Mist spray aerosol can