A medical assistant is assisting a provider with a repair of a laceration on a patient's head. The providers prescription for the procedure includes an injection of 10 ML of lidocaine with epinephrine. The assistant should recognize that which of the following is the purpose of epinephrine in the local anesthetic?

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1. A medical assistant is assisting a provider with a repair of a laceration on a patient's head. The providers prescription for the procedure includes an injection of 10 ML of lidocaine with epinephrine. The assistant should recognize that which of the following is the purpose of epinephrine in the local anesthetic?