Emergency Department Brief Intervention to Increase Carbon Monoxide Detector Use (ProjectCODE)
Intervention-carbon Monoxide Alarm + Educational Tool, Control- Usual Care Flyer on Carbon Monoxide

About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Intervention-carbon Monoxide Alarm + Educational Tool focused on measuring Carbon Monoxide (CO), Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Carbon Monoxide Alarm/Detector, Precaution Adoption Process Model (PAPM), Injury Prevention, Emergency Department
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age: The child being treated in the PED must be 18 years old or younger. The parent/guardian of the child being treated must be at least 18 years of age.
- Current/Previous Enrollment: The participant must only enroll in the study once. A participant may not re-enroll in the study after completing any step of the study nor can they enroll as a result of an additional trip to the PED with the same child or a sibling of that child.
- English speaking: Participants must feel comfortable answering survey questions that are written in English to be eligible for Project CODE.
- Parent/Guardian: The parent/guardian is the actual study participant, not the child, even if the child is eighteen years-old. The child treated in the PED must be accompanied by an English-speaking adult and that adult must be the person responsible for ensuring the child's safety in his/her home. The child must live with the adult most of the time.
- Reason for PED visit: Information regarding the nature of the child's visit will be obtained by reviewing PED triage information via EPIC and must be for an injury or a medical complaint.
- Place of Residence: Study participants must live in Franklin County (Columbus, Ohio and surrounding area).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Children being seen for possible sexual or physical abuse, neglect, behavioral problems, self inflicted harm or a suicide attempt.
- Children that must see a doctor immediately or are presenting with a critical condition.
Sites / Locations
- The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Educational tool & Carbon Monoxide Alarm
Parents will be randomly assigned into a control and intervention group. Both groups will complete a computer based survey at enrollment and at their home visits occuring two weeks and approximately six months following enrollment. Participants will be given the following materials at enrollment. Intervention: Fast Facts about Carbon Monoxide Educational Tool Kidde Nighthawk Carbon Monoxide Alarm Control: - Central Ohio Poison Control Center Flyer