Active clinical trials for "Emergencies"

Intranasal (IN) administration of opiates is an appealing non-invasive way of treating acute traumatic pain in prehospital and Emergency departments (ED). The investigators hypothesize that IN administration of Sufentanil is equal as compared with Intra veinous (IV) administration of Morphine wich is widely recommended in ED. The investigators study is a multicentric, comparative, randomized, double-blind, double-placebo study, comparing quality of analgesia in both groups 30 minutes after first administration of opiates. The investigators also asses side effects and patient satisfaction in both groups.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of pharmaceutical care, compared to usual care, in patient discharge in an emergency department in patients with hypertension and/or diabetes mellitus type 2.

Many medical procedures aimed at helping children can cause them pain and distress. If children have certain levels of pain or distress, it can have long lasting negative effects. The emergency department can be a very stressful place for children and their parents. There are also many procedures that children may have in the emergency department that can cause pain and distress. These include procedures such as needle pokes, stitches, or setting a broken bone. Two common methods of managing a child's pain in the emergency department are drugs and distraction. Drugs are not always practical and may come with unwanted side effects. Distraction is often used by parents or health professionals to help children deal with pain and stress. Distraction can lower the child's pain and distress by moving their attention from the painful experience, for example a needle poke, to a more positive feeling such as watching a movie, playing a game, or listening to music. This study will test if iPads are useful to help lower pain and distress for children (ages 6 to 11 years) who are visiting an emergency department and need an intravenous line put in. The results from this study could be important for many children receiving medical care, as distraction is safe and the use of iPads is enjoyable for many children.

Inadequate pain management is a common problem encountered in ED settings. Pain relief medications use is often limited by their side effects. Evidence suggests that non pharmacologic pain relief techniques such as acupuncture can play a central role to treat pain in acute conditions, but their application is still scarce.

Effectiveness of a surgical adhesive on wounds found in Emergency Medicine.

A symptomatic episode of the heart rhythm disorder 'atrial fibrillation' (AF) is a frequent reason for visits to the emergency department. Currently, in the majority of cases, immediate (electrical or pharmacological) cardioversion is chosen, while atrial fibrillation terminates spontaneously in 70% of the cases within 24 hours. A wait-and-see approach with rate-control medication only, and when needed cardioversion within 48 hours of onset of symptoms, could be effective, safe and more cost-effective than current standard of care and could lead to a higher quality of life.

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness, complications and benefits of Hair Apposition Technique(HAT)performed by nurses or doctors.

Emergency intubation of patients in intensive care is a high-risk endeavour. For many decades, succinylcholine has been the neuromuscular blocking agent of choice. However, succinylcholine may have life-threatening side effects and is contraindicated in a variety of diseases relevant in intensive care. The nondepolarizing agent rocuronium has been propagated as alternative for succinylcholine. Though a recent meta-analysis found no difference in intubating conditions between succinylcholine and rocuronium in elective cases, there are no data in emergent cases in intensive care. The aim of the present study is to compare succinylcholine and rocuronium with regard to 1) quality of intubating conditions, 2) length of the intubating sequence, 3) failed intubating attempts, 4) hemodynamic sequelae of intubation, and 5) desaturations.

This prospective, open-label trial randomizes adult patients intubated in the ED with a Macintosh blade to use or not use a bougie for the first intubation attempt. The primary outcome is first pass success.

This is a pilot randomized control trial randomizing patients presenting in opioid withdrawal to the emergency department to receive either one of clonidine (usual standard of care) or buprenorphine for their opioid withdrawal. Primary treatment outcome is attendance at a rapid access addiction medicine clinic within a few days of emergency room presentation. Secondary treatment outcome is treatment status with respect to opioid agonist treatment at one month post emergency room visit.