Trauma/Pain Blitz:
 

Overview:  A study that seeks to examine the prevalence of trauma, pain, alcohol and drug use, domestic violence, and homelessness in the Emergency Department.
 

Primary Endpoints: 1) Patient pain as assessed by VAS at three time points in their care.  2) Physician perception of patient pain as assessed by VAS and various categorizations of patient. 3) Patient responses to various questions on numerous topics.

Eligible Patients: All patients in ED will be screened. This will be done only during "Blitz shift" hours. Patients are eligible unless they: 1) Have no trauma  2) pain less than 4/10  3) no alcohol use  4) are clinically intoxicated or otherwise mentally impaired  5) decline to be in the study

Study Design: Prospective observational trial
 

Anticipated Benefits: none
 

Potential Risks: none
 

Research Associate’s Role: Research Associates are responsible for identifying eligible patients for this study and recruiting them.
 

Physician’s Role: Once the patient has been discharged, the PMP is to answer a set of questions pertaining to their perception of their interaction with the patient, the degree to which the patient’s history matches the pain reported by the patient, what they believe to be the patient's back ground information (race, age, income), and the likelihood that the patient came to the ED seeking drugs for non-medicinal purposes.
 

Location of Study Packets: Media Room