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Emergency medicine is a branch of medicine that is practiced in a hospital emergency department, in the field (in a modified form; see EMS), and other locations where initial medical treatment of illness takes place. Emergency medicine focuses on diagnosis and treatment of acute illnesses and injuries that require immediate care. While not usually providing long-term care, EM physicians and pre-hospital personnel still provide care with the aim of improving long-term patient outcome. In the ...
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Emergency Medicine Clinical Trials
- Enhancing Emergency Practitioner (EP)-Performed Alcohol Interventions in the Emergency Department (ED)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00261859 - Recruiting
Harmful Drinking
- Safety and Efficacy of CDB-2914 for Emergency Contraception
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00411684 - Recruiting
Emergency Contraception
- Attitudes of Medical Trainees Towards Homeless Persons Presenting for Care in the Emergency Department
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00281398 - Recruiting
Homeless Persons; Emergency Medical Services
- Emergency Department Telephone Quitline
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00394420 - Active, not recruiting
Tobacco Dependence
- Increased Access to Emergency Contraceptive Pills
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00060463 - Active, not recruiting
Pregnancy; Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Emergency Linkage to Outpatient Psychiatric Services
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00278811 - Recruiting
Emergency Services, Psychiatric
- A Clinical Trial Comparing Two Different Medications to Determine Which One is Better for Patients With an Acute Migraines in the Emergency Department
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00364806 - Active, not recruiting
Migraine
- Advance Supply of Emergency Contraception Compared to Routine Postpartum Care in Teens
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00433004 - Active, not recruiting
Post Partum
- Continuous Versus Interrupted Abdominal Wall Closure After Emergency Midline Laparotomy
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00544583 - Not yet recruiting
Patients Undergoing Primary Midline Emergency Laparotomy.
- Fatigue in Emergency Center Patients
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00504985 - Active, not recruiting
Advanced Cancer; Hematologic Malignancy; Fatigue
- Medicaid Disenrollment: Intrastate Emergency Department Impact
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00565344 - Active, not recruiting
Medicaid Enrollment Status
- Evaluation of Emergency Triage Using a Computerized Simulator
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00321243 - Active, not recruiting
Triage; Emergencies
- Brief Counseling to Reduce Injuries Among Emergency Department Patients Who Report Alcohol and Substance Use
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00547963 - Active, not recruiting
Alcohol Drinking; Marijuana Smoking
- Prevention of Asthma Relapse After Discharge From Emergency
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00326053 - Active, not recruiting
Asthma
- Motivational Interviewing for Alcohol-Positive Teens in the Emergency Room
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00246428 - Active, not recruiting
Alcohol Abuse; Alcohol Dependence
- Analysis of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Obtained Through the Emergency Department in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Vancouver Canada From 2001-2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00247858 - Active, not recruiting
Infection With MRSA Bacteria
- Improving Asthma Outcomes in an Urban Pediatric Population
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00140439 - Active, not recruiting
Asthma
- Offering Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccine to Patients Being Evaluated in the Emergency Department
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00380679 - Active, not recruiting
High Risk for Serious Influenza; High Risk for Pneumonia
- Procalcitonin in Diagnosing Bacteremia in the Emergency Department
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00174122 - Recruiting
Sepsis; Fever
- Painful Procedures in the Emergency Department: A Distraction Intervention
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00338364 - Recruiting
Pediatric Pain and Anxiety
- VeinViewer Assisted Intravenous Catheter Placement in the Pediatric Emergency Department
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00468065 - Recruiting
Catheterization
- Using Informatics to Enhance Care of Older Emergency Department Patients
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00297869 - Recruiting
Elderly; Renal Insufficiency
- Painful Procedures in the Emergency Department: A Distraction Intervention (3-5 Year Olds)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00337870 - Recruiting
Anxiety; Pain
- Evaluation of an Algorithm for Intensive s.c. Insulin Therapy in Emergency Room Patients With Hyperglycaemia
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00353431 - Recruiting
Hyperglycemias
- A Comparison Study of the Efficacy of Quetiapine and Haloperidol in Agitated Adults in Emergency Room
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00457366 - Recruiting
Agitation
- Unclogging the Pediatric Emergency Room: Impact of Rapid Viral Diagnostics
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00278759 - Recruiting
Febrile Respiratory Infection
- CMR in the Assessment of Patient With ACS in the Emergency Room
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00564382 - Recruiting
Infarction; Ischemia; Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Clinical Decision Unit (CDU) - Evaluation of a Novel Approach to Address Emergency Department Overcrowding
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00497393 - Recruiting
Acute Illness
- Clinical Integration of Genetic Risk Assessment in Family Medicine
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00339794 - Active, not recruiting
Genomics
- NT-proBNP for Evaluation of the Dyspneic Patient in the Emergency Room and the Medical Ward
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00271128 - Recruiting
Shortness of Breath; Acute Exacerbation
- Identifying High- and Low-Risk Heart Failure Patients in the Emergency Department (The Stratify Study)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00508638 - Recruiting
Cardiovascular Diseases
- Use of Herbal Medicine in Internal Medicine Wards
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00564473 - Not yet recruiting
Herb-Drug Interactions
- Exploring Integrative Medicine in Swedish Primary Care
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00565942 - Active, not recruiting
Back or Neck Pain of at Least 2 Weeks Duration
- Facilitated Referral for Children Screening Positive for Mental Illness
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00448331 - Completed
Mental Disorders; Mentally Ill Persons; Emergency Medicine
- Two Approaches to Routine HIV Testing in a Hospital Emergency Department
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00502944 - Recruiting
HIV Infections
- Safety and Efficacy of CDB-2914 in Comparison to Levonorgestrel for Emergency Contraception
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00551616 - Recruiting
Contraception
- Emergency Department Targeted Ultrasound for the Detection of Hydronephrosis
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00555308 - Recruiting
Urolithiasis; Ultrasonography; Hydronephrosis
- Succinylcholine Versus Rocuronium for Emergency Intubation in Intensive Care
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00355368 - Recruiting
Intubation
- Cancer Patients' Medication Knowledge in the Emergency Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00385476 - Recruiting
Advanced Cancer
- Rapid HIV Testing Program in the Emergency Department
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00548041 - Recruiting
HIV Infections
- Emergency Department Rapid Intravenous Rehydration (RIVR) for Pediatric Gastroenteritis
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00392145 - Recruiting
Gastroenteritis; Dehydration
- Multi-Marker INDex for the Risk Assessment of Sepsis in the Emergency departmenT (MINDSET)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00472628 - Recruiting
Sepsis
- RCT to Reduce Further Falls and Injuries for Older Fallers Presenting to an Emergency Department
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00217360 - Recruiting
Accidental Falls
- Brief Intervention for Families of Teens Treated in the Emergency Department for an Alcohol-Related Event
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00247221 - Recruiting
Alcohol Abuse
- Ultrasound of the Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) and Dehydration Status in Pediatric Emergency Patients
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00267644 - Recruiting
Dehydration
- Inhaled Corticosteroids After a Pediatric Emergency Visit for Asthma
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00294398 - Recruiting
Asthma
- Case Control Study of Non Viral Hepatitis Relating to Herbal Drug Use in the Emergency Department
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00201578 - Recruiting
Acute Hepatitis
- Oral Moxifloxacin Versus Cefazolin and Oral Probenecid in the Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in the Emergency Department
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00323219 - Recruiting
Cellulitis
- Cystatin C as a Marker for Detecting Early Renal Dysfunction in a Pediatric Emergency Department
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00462527 - Recruiting
Acute Renal Failure; Gastroenteritis; Dehydration
- Effectiveness of an Internet-Based Curriculum in Increasing Health Care Providers' Knowledge of Herbs and Dietary Supplements
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00110539 - Active, not recruiting
- IV Keppra in the Emergency Department for Prevention of Early Recurrent Seizures
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00510783 - Recruiting
Tonic-Clonic Seizure (Primary or Secondarily Generalized); Grand Mal Seizure
- The Efficacy of Tamsulosin in the Treatment of Ureteral Stones in Emergency Department Patients
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00448123 - Recruiting
Kidney Stones; Uretral Stones
- Management of Acute Pain in the Emergency Department
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00470652 - Recruiting
Pain; Pain Measurement
- VeinViewer for Peripheral IV Placement in Children With Difficult IV Access
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00357799 - Recruiting
Catheterization, Peripheral; Phlebotomy; Pediatrics; Emergency Nursing
- Safety of Hydromorphone in Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Acute Severe Pain
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00305110 - Recruiting
Acute Pain
- A Study of the Drug Interactions Between a Hormonal Emergency Contraception and an HIV Medication
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00482963 - Recruiting
HIV Infections; Contraception; Pharmacokinetics
- Diagnosing Extremity Fractures and/or Dislocations Using Ultrasound Presenting to the Emergency Department
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00356837 - Recruiting
Fractures; Dislocations
- Emergency Use of Adoptive Immunotherapy With CMV-Specific T Cells After Donor Bone Marrow Transplant of an Infant With Immunodeficiency Syndrome and CMV Infection
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00547235 - Recruiting
Infection; Precancerous/Nonmalignant Condition
- Oral Disintegrating Ondansetron Tablet to Reduce Vomiting from Gastroenteritis in a Pediatric Emergency Department
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00120744 - Active, not recruiting
Gastroenteritis; Vomiting; Diarrhea; Dehydration
- The Use of Heliox Driven Racemic Epinephrine Nebulization in the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Bronchiolitis in Pediatric Emergency Department Patients
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00116584 - Recruiting
Bronchiolitis
- Tamsulosin for Urolithiasis in the Emergency Dept
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00382265 - Not yet recruiting
Nephrolithiasis
- Emergency Pharmacist Safety Study
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00382434 - Recruiting
Adverse Drug Event, Potential Adverse Drug Event, and Quality Measures
- Strategies for Pulmonary Embolism in Emergency Departments
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00188032 - Recruiting
Pulmonary Embolism
- A Study of Risperidone in Combination With Lorazepam Compared With Standard Therapy for Emergency Treatment of Schizophrenic Patients
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00249171 - Completed
Psychotic Disorders; Emergency Treatment; Schizophrenia
- Transfusion Medicine - Prevention of Bedside Errors
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00127556 - Active, not recruiting
Blood transfusion
- Trial of Asthma Patient Education in the Emergency Room
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00110409 - Recruiting
Asthma
- HDUPE 2004: Gastro-Oesophageal Haemorrhage in Emergency : Gastric Préparation to Endoscopy.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00259220 - Recruiting
Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Emergency Cardiac Care
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00075088 - Recruiting
Myocardial Infarction; Chest Pain
- Endometriosis : Traditional Medicine vs Hormone Therapy
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00034047 - Active, not recruiting
Endometriosis; Pelvic Pain
- Complementary or Alternative Medicine Practices Used by Women at Increased Risk for Breast Cancer
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00020098 - Active, not recruiting
prevention of breast cancer
- Efficacy Trial of CDB 2914 for Emergency Contraception
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00271583 - Completed
Emergency Contraception
- Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography in Emergency Department Chest Pain Patients at Intermediate Risk of Acute Coronary Syndrome
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00473863 - Recruiting
Acute Coronary Syndrome; Acute Myocardial Infarction; Unstable Angina; Coronary Disease; Coronary Stenosis
- Randomized Evaluation of Octreotide Versus Compazine for Emergency Department Treatment of Migraine Headache
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00274170 - Recruiting
Migraine Headache
- Predictive Medicine Research
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00384761 - Recruiting
Atherolsclerosis, Endothelial Dysfunction
- Predictive Medicine Research. (PRE MED)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00336570 - Recruiting
Cardiovascular Diseases
- Mind/Body Medicine and IBD Flare-Up
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00568256 - Recruiting
Ulcerative Colitis
- Mind/Body Medicine and IBD Flare-Up
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00571532 - Recruiting
Ulcerative Colitis
- Evaluating Models for Dissemination of Injury Prevention Information in the Pediatric Emergency Department Setting
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00476255 - Not yet recruiting
Car Seats; Injuries
- Does Implementing a Urinanylsis Protocol Based on Symptoms Decrease Length of Stay in the Emergency Department?
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00583648 - Not yet recruiting
Urinary Tract Infections
- A Study of New Medicine (GSK 372475) for the Treatment of Depression
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00420641 - Recruiting
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
- Feeding the Patient at Nutritional Risk: Does the Clinical Outcome Improve?
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00440453 - Recruiting
Internal Medicine Patients
- A Study of New Medicine (GSK 372475) for the Treatment of Depression
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00448058 - Recruiting
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
- Comparing the Effectiveness of Oral Versus Intravenous Pain Medicine for Suction Curettage (D&C)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00337792 - Recruiting
Undesired Pregnancy
- Huang Lian (Chinese Herb) in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00014378 - Active, not recruiting
unspecified adult solid tumor, protocol specific
- Initiation of Chronic Asthma Care Regimens in the Pediatric Emergency Department
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00388739 - Not yet recruiting
Asthma
- Pomegranate Juice in Treating Patients With Recurrent Prostate Cancer
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00060086 - Active, not recruiting
adenocarcinoma of the prostate; recurrent prostate cancer
- Emergency Egress and Information System for Persons With Vision Loss
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00262509 - Not yet recruiting
Blindness
- Silymarin (Milk Thistle Extract) in Treating Patients With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Who Are Receiving Chemotherapy
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00055718 - Active, not recruiting
Drug Toxicity; childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- Herbal Therapy in Treating Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00028977 - Active, not recruiting
stage IV breast cancer; recurrent breast cancer
- American Ginseng in Treating Patients With Cancer-Related Fatigue
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00182780 - Active, not recruiting
Fatigue; unspecified adult solid tumor, protocol specific
- Diffusion of Use of Low Molecular Weight Heparin for Thrombosis on the Medicine Services
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00203970 - Recruiting
Thrombosis
- CHInese Medicine Neuroaid Efficacy on Stroke Recovery
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00554723 - Recruiting
Cerebral Infarct; Stroke
- Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine in Pregnancy: Physiologic and Clinical Effects
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00426244 - Recruiting
Low Back Pain; Pregnancy
- Emergency Contraception (ECP): Reducing Unintended Pregnancies
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00067509 - Completed
Contraception; Pregnancy
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Low-Income African American and Caucasian Adults With Asthma
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00094419 - Recruiting
Asthma
- Mistletoe in Treating Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Who Are Receiving Palliative Chemotherapy
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00052325 - Active, not recruiting
stage IV non-small cell lung cancer; stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer
- Evaluation of the Emergency Department Asthma Care Project
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00268580 - Completed
Asthma
- Erlotinib and Green Tea Extract (Polyphenon® E) in Preventing Cancer Recurrence in Former Smokers Who Have Undergone Surgery for Bladder Cancer
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00088946 - Active, not recruiting
transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder; stage 0 bladder cancer; stage I bladder cancer
- Shared Mental Health Care Linking Mental Health Services With Family Medicine Groups
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00212966 - Recruiting
Psychosocial Factors
- Evaluation of Effect of Integrated Treatment by Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Severe Acute Pancreatitis
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00506337 - Recruiting
Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing

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