Volunteers are invited to undergo 4 insertions of a peripheral intra-venous 18-gauge catheter (PIVC); 2 insertions at the the start of the study on the plantar side of the hand/vessel at the dorsum manus, 2 insertions after 2-10 hours into the forearm/cubita with and without application of a 10-% lidocaine spray (5 hubs of xylocaine 10%-pump spray; AstraZeneca BV, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands) prior to the insertion of the PIVC.
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Pain Difference Caused by PIVC (Peripheral Intravenous Catheter) Rated by NRS (Numeric Rating Scale) Between Application of 10% Licocaine Spray and Placebo-for the Hand/Vessel at the Dorsum Manus and for the Forearm/Cubita.
Timeframe: 2 minutes