Management of eye emergencies in the emergency department by resident medical officers

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Ophthalmic emergencies; Eye - Diseases / disorders of the eye; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612001047886
• Lead Sponsor: Geoffrey Ryan

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-10-02
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Resident medical officers working for Queensland Health who have a minimum of 10 weeks experience in emergency department.

Exclusion Criteria

No experience or less then 10 weeks working in an emergency department

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Percentage of particpants that are not confident with ophthalmic emergencies. They will be asked to reply on a survey either:<br>(a) Not confident <br>(b) A little confident <br>(c) Confident <br>The percentage of each response will be collated.[10 weeks];Percentage of particpants that are not confident with measuring intra-ocular pressure. They will be asked to reply on a survey either:<br>(a) Not confident <br>(b) A little confident <br>(c) Confident <br>The percentage of each response will be collated.[10 weeks];Percentage of particpants that are not confident with using a slit lamp. They will be asked to reply on a survey either:<br>(a) Not confident <br>(b) A little confident <br>(c) Confident <br>The percentage of each response will be collated.[10 weeks]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
nil[nil]