Q: "Who is eligible for the study?"
A: Children between the ages of 2 and 17 are eligible to participate in the study IF they are suffering from a painful condition that requires IV pain medication for management but does not require an IV for their care.

Q: "What are the steps of the Neb-Fent study?"
A: Click here to view study flowchart.

Q: "How does the nebulizer work?"
A: The study-specific nebulizer works just as a regular nebulizer does.  To use it with fentanyl, screw the top of the nebulizer off and squirt the drug it into the chamber.  Screw the top back on and it is ready to go."

Q: "Who can consent on behalf of the child?"
A: The child's parents or legal guardian (ask the Staff Physician in charge of the patient if the person accompanying qualifies).

Q: "What do I do for the child assent?"
A: Read the assent form to all children > 6 years old.  The assent form can be found in the hanging file on the center island in TCC.
 

Pain:

Q: "Who is eligible for the study?"
A: Any patient > 18 yo who presents to the ED with complaint of Headache, Back Pain, or Extremity Injury is eligible for the study.

Q: "What are the steps of the Pain study?"
A: Click here to view study flowchart.

Q: "What if the patient doesn't have a phone number?"
A: If the patient is unable to provide a phone number, they should not be entered into the study.

Q: "What if the patient leaves before I am able to get their discharge interview?"
A: Finish the study.  You can still get the physician interview and the medications they received while in the department.

Q: "What if the doc in charge of the patient leaves before I get the physician interview?"
A: Get as much information as you can about the medications that the patient was given in the ED and hand in what you have.

Pelvic X-Ray:

Q: "Who is eligible for the pelvic x-ray study?"
A: Any patient > 18 yo who seen in the STAB room for a traumatic injury.  Most, but not all, patients seen in the trauma bay (Bay 2) will receive the "Trauma Series" of radiographic studies.  The trauma series includes a pelvic x-ray.  If the patient does not receive a pelvic x-ray during their STAB course, do not enroll them into the study.

Q: "Who do I ask to answer the study questions?"
A: The Pitboss (the person standing at the head of the bed) can answer the study questions.  Wait until the case is over before you approach them, as the results of radiographic studies are often not available until that time.
 

Q: "What do the mechanism of injury abbreviations stand for?"
A: MVC = Motor Vehicle Crash, MCC = Motorcycle Crash, Ped Struck = Pedestrian Struck, BCC = Bicycle Crash.
 

Peripheral IV:

Q: "Who is eligible for the Peripheral IV study?"
A: Any patient > 18 yo who receives an IV as part of their ED work-up but will not be admitted to the hospital.

Q: "What are the steps of Peripheral IV study?"
A: Click here to view study flowchart.

Q: "What if the patient gets admitted after I have already enrolled them?"
A: If the decision to admit the patient is made after you've enrolled them into the study, you should withdraw the patient and destroy the data collection form.

Splandaid Bandage:

Q: "Who is eligible for the Splandaid study?"

A: Any patient who is 18 or older and is not intoxicated. They must have complaint of finger laceration, jam, sprain, or other non-displaced fracture injuries.
 

Q: "What are the steps of the Splandaid study?"

Click here to view study flowchart.
 

Q: "How do I place the Splandaid bandage on a patient?"

Click here to view an illustrated example.
 

Q: "Can I put the Splandaid on a patient without the physician present?"
Yes it is alright to do so as long as the physician has given their permission for the Splandaid to be placed on the finger. 

Q: "Which Splandaid bandages should be used for certain injuries?"