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Filter by:The purpose of the study is to determine the efficacity of a simple blind technic of loco regional anaesthesia of the sciatic nerve compared to the gold standard in emergency medecine : the intravenous morphine for treated the severe pain of leg, ankle or foot trauma in the prehospital setting and mountain rescue.
A skin stretching device has been designed to stretch tissue prior to surgery, during surgery and in order to secure wounds following surgery. The device may be used in non-invasive and invasive applications.
The purpose of this study is to provide American Indian trauma patients, treated at the Harborview Level 1 urban trauma center, compassionate and culturally sensitive care and to link them to care in their distant tribal communities. The specific aims include 1) interview Native healers to gather information on culture-specific aspects of recovery from traumatic injury and on linking care to tribal communities, 2) conduct a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of the intervention. The investigators hypothesize that intervention patients will demonstrate greater improvement than controls in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, depression, functioning, diagnoses, and fewer new injuries during the 6 months after the index injury.
The primary objective of this prospective, randomized study is to compare cosmetic outcomes between absorbable and non-absorbable sutures in truncal and extremity lacerations in the pediatric and adult population. Secondary outcome measures include wound complications such as infection and wound dehiscence at the initial visit; and parental satisfaction and keloid formation after three months post repair.
To examine the effectiveness of four motivational counseling groups and a directed observational experience in the emergency room in comparison to education and community volunteering only, in reducing high risk driving behaviors
This study examines the Pediatric Emergency Department as a location for increasing safe car seat practices by parents who are not restraining their children appropriately in motor vehicles. Three different intervention will be tested to determine their effectiveness in increasing safe car seat practices: usual emergency department care; provision of printed materials; and a brief motivational intervention in the emergency department.
With an aging population, an associated increase in the number of falls and fall injuries, there is a need to examine how health care services, such as home care, can best prevent falls among older people. This project will directly address this area by evaluating the effects and expense of an innovative approach to home care service delivery for older people at-risk for falls.
Hypothesis: We hypothesize that resuscitation regimens which minimize the total volume of resuscitation fluid, while restoring organ perfusion, will lead to lower morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients following trauma.
Falls are a public health problem of significant social and economic significance. No primary intervention devices have been shown to be effective in reducing falls and associated injuries. The objective of this study was to determine whether the new wireless FallSaver device reduces falls and fall-related injuries in elderly skilled nursing facility (SNF) residents. A randomized, prospective, open-label, cross-over study was conducted over a six-month period. The FallSaver device reduced the frequency of falls by 50% and fall-related injuries by 82% in 43 elderly at-risk SNF residents studied over 4,222 patient-days. The device and associated patch enclosure was well tolerated and devoid of serious problems. Significant cost savings and fewer reductions in quality of life are possible if fall-related injuries can be reduced.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and ethnic differences of a brief alcohol intervention for injured patients.