Vivvo CMS 4.1 NYSORA - The New York School of Regional Anesthesia http://www.nysora.com/ NYSORA - The New York School of Regional Anesthesia 15 ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. NYSORA - The New York School of Regional Anesthesia http://www.nysora.com/files.php?file= http://www.nysora.com/ Intravenous Regional Block (Bier Block) http://www.nysora.com/peripheral_nerve_blocks/intravenous_regional_blocks/3009-bier_block.html Intravenous Regional Blocks Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:31:00 +0000 Intravenous regional anesthesia was originally introduced by the German surgeon August K. G. Bier in 1908; thus the name, "Bier block". Dr. Bier described a complete anesthesia and motor paralysis after intravenous injection of prilocaine into a previously exsanguinated limb. 82dad99ca12109fb381d1c93ad1fa89c