Aclient with a foreign body embedded in her hand requires local anesthesia for removal. what drug would be most appropriate?

BENZOCAINE

Explanation:

Benzocaine

This is a local anesthetic (numbing medication) applied to decrease pain or discomfort which may have been due to minor skin irritations, sore throat, sunburn, teething pain, vaginal or rectal irritation, including other causes of minor pain on a body surface.

It is a water-insoluble ester-type local anesthetic drug that is purely used in topical application. It has a less than a minute onset of action which may last for.

The drug is applied in minute amount to numb the skin or relieve pain.