Common Chief Complaints

Alfentanil for Minimal Sedation                         Carbon Monoxide:
NUmber of Studies to date: 15                             Number of Studies to date: 38

 Abscess                                                               Headache/Nausea
 Boil                                                                      Dizziness
 Cyst                                                                     Light-headedness
 Fx                                                                        Carbon Monoxide exposure
Other procedures requiring
narcotics to perform



Bell's Palsy Study:                                            IV Morphine (Adults & Peds)
Number of Studies to date: 15                             Number of Studies to date: 275 adult; 38 peds

Hx. of Bell's Palsy                                              Pain (back, extremity, rib, chest wall) 
Facial Numbness/Weakness/Droop                     Not abd, chest, headache, flank pain
Possible Stroke/CVA                                          Fractures, dislocations, deformities
Difficulty Speaking                                              Injuries, falls      
                                                                         Stab and gunshot wounds
                                                                         Hit by car (ped v. car), MVA, MVC


Utility of the End Tidal Monitor                        Stabilization Capnography/Hypotension
Propofol v. Ketamine                                       Number of Studies to date: 125+
Number of Studies to date: 15 Util..; 65 Ket.
                                                                        All stabilization room patients are eligible
Fracture                                                            Specifically if they:
Dislocation                                                        Are being Resuscitated
Shoulder/ankle/wrist injuries or pain                     Have low BP 
Boil/cyst/abscess                                              Are intubated
Cardioversion     
Wound check                                     
Chest Tube placement                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       

Head Injury Screening:

All head injured patients in Stab Room