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}}</ref> It was stated on his website that he had received the Order of Australia, but not the reason. It is likely a reader could presume he received the order for research or even doing circumcision, when in fact it was for fishing.
== Breach of [[EMLA ]] guidelines ==
Dr. Russell experimented with the use of Eutectic mixture of Local Anesthetic ([[EMLA]]) cream on infants in 1993 onwards.<ref name='russel'/>This was at a time the manufacturers of [[EMLA ]] advised against the use of [[EMLA ]] on infants.<ref name=cirp-emla>{{REFweb
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Parents are instructed to apply a generous amount of [[EMLA ]] cream prior to surgery on their boy.<ref>{{REFweb
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|url=http://www.circumcision.com.au/Circumcision/Preparing.aspx
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Use of [[EMLA ]] has a risk of potentially very serious Methaemoglobinaemia.<ref name=cirp-emla/>
[[EMLA ]] is apparently the only anaesthetic used by Dr. Russell as no others are mentioned on his website.<ref name=russel/>
[[EMLA ]] was found to be the least effective anaesthesia during infant circumcision.<ref>{{REFjournal
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