Active clinical trials for "Emergencies"

A lot of questions about use of temporary transvenous pacing still remain obscure and there is no effective comparison between use of fluoroscopy versus electrocardiogram/echocardiogram in patients with bradicardias. The aim of the study is to evaluate how long does it take to start the correct cardiac stimulation with transvenous pacing in patients with bradicardias comparing use of fluoroscopy versus electrocardiogram/echocardiogram and compare rates of complications between two methods.

The purpose of this study is to determine the clinical utility of triage screening for anemia and carbon monoxide poisoning (COP) in the ED setting.This is a prospective, nonrandomized, multi-center study of the performance of simultaneous non-invasive testing for two common disorders (COP and anemia). We will determine the limits of agreement and performance characteristics of non-invasive carboxyhemoglobin (SpCO) and hemoglobin (SpHb) values compared to standard blood tests for measurement of carboxyhemoglobin and hemoglobin, in the emergency department setting.

Open-label safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and immunogenicity study in three dose escalation groups

A prospective, randomized, controlled post-market clinical investigation that will enroll pediatric subjects requiring laceration repair. The investigation population will consist of 30 subjects fulfilling the eligibility criteria for the clinical investigation. The subjects will be randomly assigned at a 1:1 ratio to either the Zip 4 Surgical Skin Closure Device group or the Standard of Care sutures group.

The purpose of the proposed study is to determine whether the addition of inhaled corticosteroids to treatment with oral corticosteroids and albuterol would reduce repeat emergency department (ED) visits among patients treated for acute exacerbations of asthma and COPD discharged from the emergency department to home. The investigators hypothesize that patients treated with inhaled corticosteroids in addition to oral corticosteroids and albuterol will have lower rates of 30-day return visits to the emergency department than those patients treated with oral corticosteroids and albuterol only.

The main objective of this study and to know the incidence of healthy carriers of Staphylococcus aureus resistant méti- patients supported for fracture of the proximal femur . This assessment will be made preoperatively by a nasal sampling and analysis through it by rapid Polymerase Chain Reaction method GeneXpert® .

The purpose of the current study is proposed to prospectively assess how accurately the BrainScope® Ahead™ M-100 can distinguish risk categories for acute head injury.

The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the VeinViewer® near infrared device to facilitate the placement of intravenous catheters in children who require intravenous cannulation in the pediatric emergency department. This clinical protocol is designed to determine whether using the VeinViewer increases the ease and efficiency of IV cannulation (as perceived by the operator), decreases the time to effective cannulation, decreases the number of sticks and extravasations, and decreases the child's and the parents perception of the pain of IV cannulation.

In the previous study on mannekin, the investigators found stylet-assisted lifting of epiglottis is an useful technique on difficult airway (Cormack-Lehane grade IIIa, IIIb) without increasing subjective difficulty. It has no expenses other than the routine intubation process. Recently, the studies have proved that the bougie-assisted laryngoscopy can improve first pass intubation rate in the emergency department. However, bougie is a disposable device and may increased medical expenditure. The investigators will evaluate the safety of bougie and epiglottic lifting technique, as well as the first pass and overall success rate of intubation comparing to traditional video laryngoscopy and direct laryngoscopy.

The purpose of the study is to determine the effect of intranasal lidocaine on pain score in pediatric patients with migraine. Patients with significant pain after oral analgesics and plan for intravenous (IV) abortive therapy will be asked to participate. Half of patients will be given intranasal lidocaine and the other half will be given placebo. Pain scores and associated migraine symptoms (i.e. nausea, vomiting, photophobia, phonophobia, avoidance of activities, and aura) will be monitored and compared between the groups.