EMRAP Protocols
When should you quick disclose?
Anytime you enter a patient's chart or view any personal health information. You must Quick Disclose EVEN if you only click "Show Report" and view patient info!
What is/are the inclusion criteria for 20CRW?
Any age, Injury is a thermal burn (flame, scald, contact), Injury <3hrs old, Burn <30% total body surface area (TBSA)
Name at least 2 inclusion criteria for HIP Attacck
ge ≥45 years
• Patient is diagnosed with a hip fracture requiring surgery resulting from a low-energy
mechanism (e.g., ground level falls)
• The patient has an elevated troponin lab result at any point following their injury
• The patient is capable of providing written informed consent
What does EMRAP stand for?
The Emergency Medicine Research Associate Program (EMRAP)
This first-line medication is commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes by improving insulin sensitivity and lowering blood sugar.
What is metformin?
What should you do if you notice there are very few/no screening sheets left?
Find the template on canvas and print/make more copies OR alert the RC on duty, so they can print more!
What is one exclusion criterion that applies to most of our studies and prevents us from enrolling patients?
non english speaking criteria
This term describes the return of a sustained, effective heartbeat and blood circulation after cardiac arrest.
What is Return of Spontaneous Circulation (ROSC)?
When does EMRAP recruit NON-UC Davis students?
the summer
This autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells.
What is type 1 diabetes?
What should you do if you are running late?
Contact the Vice Chief and RC/JS on shift if you know you are going to be late ahead of time. The RA must make up the time lost in order for the shift to count towards their total for the quarter. If a RA is more than 30 minutes late to a shift, it will count as a missed shift and will result in a strike.
What are the two studies where blood is drawn in hospital? What study requires blood to be drawn out of hospital?
Blood is drawn for CAOTS and Jarmen. Blood is also drawn for All of US.
This potentially fatal condition, affecting nearly 1 million Americans annually, is more frequently investigated in women than men despite similar incidence rates, often leading to disproportionate exposure to ionizing radiation from CT imaging.
What is pulmonary embolism (PE)?
What's EMRAP's insta ID?
emrap_ucd
This inherited blood disorder is caused by a mutation in the beta-globin gene, leading to abnormally shaped red blood cells.
What is sickle cell anemia?
What are three ways an RA can get a strike (other than being >30 min late)?
a. A shift is canceled or swapped, without arranging equivalent coverage and having it approved by the Chief RA or EMRAP RC, in writing.
b. An RA is excessively or repeatedly tardy for a shift or leaves prior to the end of their shift.
c. An RA invokes illness or an emergency, to miss a shift, without immediately and directly communicating with the Chief RA or the Program Director.
d. An RA fails to submit a complete and appropriate shift log for a scheduled shift.
e. Leaving the ER for an extended period during a shift.
f. Egregious or repeated violations of the dress code or conduct standards while on shift in the hospital.
g. Excessive rescheduling of shifts (>2 times per quarter)
h. Inappropriate behavior or improper conduct
i. An RA fails to reasonably respond to any email that requires immediate action.
j. Breaking the cell phone policy by using their phone while on shift
k. Ending a quarter in bad standing.
l. Missing a Mandatory meeting (or new RA lecture)
This surgical procedure involves making incisions through dead, burned tissue to relieve pressure and restore circulation, often used in severe circumferential burns.
What is an escharotomy?
Although this ED-based California study investigates drug and alcohol impairment in crash victims, it does not require this standard ethical component due to the nature of the data collection.
What is informed consent?
In what year was EMRAP created to "support the research of the department"
"EMRAP was created in 2000 by the emergency medicine faculty to"
In ER trauma, the “golden hour” refers to this critical time window to improve patient survival.
What is the first hour after injury/trauma?
What are the four major principles of bioethics (based on what you learned as a new RA)?
respect for autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, justice
What are the 4 inclusion criteria for FAST?
1.Blunt trauma to the torso from a significant injury mechanism.
2. Decreased consciousness (GCS 9–14) linked to blunt torso trauma.
3. Blunt trauma causing paralysis or multiple long bone fractures.
4. Suspected blunt torso injury based on history and exam, even if trauma seems mild.
Warfarin belongs to this class of drugs that inhibit vitamin K recycling, producing an anticoagulant effect.
What are vitamin K antagonists?
The EMRAP (Emergency Medicine Research Associate Program) is offered at how many University of California (UC) campuses.
2
UC Irvine and University of California - Davis.
This electrolyte imbalance is most commonly associated with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA).
What is hyperkalemia?