Is Pain relief for accident victims in the Emergency Department adequate?
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Patients greater than 18 years of age presenting with Post traumatic pain to the Emergency Department
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/02/011779
- Lead Sponsor
- Christian Medical College
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 164
Inclusion Criteria
1) Patients above 18 years of age presenting with Post Traumatic pain to the Trauma Bay of the Emergency Department
Exclusion Criteria
1) Unconscious, disoriented patients
2) Pregnant patients
3) Patients under the influence of drugs including alcohol
4) Patients presenting with chest pain irrespective of cause
5) Patients presenting with life or limb threatening conditions associated with pain
6) Patients with documented history of analgesia use for the same incident
7) Patients with history of Loss of consciousness
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvement in Decrease of Pain Score in Trauma Patients in the Emergency Department with implementation of the protocol - Yes/No and if significantTimepoint: On arrival, Half an hour and One hour from administration of primary analgesic
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time to analgesic administrationTimepoint: Half an hour and one hour after administration