Sponsor: the OHSU Emergency Department has been a part of the EMERGEncy ID NET Team since 1995.  This is a CDC grant funded network and in the last 20 years it has studied a wide range of emerging infectious diseases. The network has been a model for the creation of multi-center, emergency department and clinical syndrome-based research networks. Study activities and related publications have been directly translated into new treatment guidelines and practices that can prevent the occurrence and improve the management of acute infections in U.S. communities.  The research and surveillance network addresses the threat of emerging infectious diseases by assessing disease prevalence, risk factors, and management practices for acute presentations from the community among a diverse population presenting to emergency departments. It is comprised of 11 high-volume, geographically-diverse, and academically-affiliated emergency departments in the United States, which includes EMERGEncy ID NET hospitals serve a medically underserved population, including the indigent, the homeless, recent immigrants, and minorities, often underrepresented in other surveillance networks.

Introduction:  This surveillance study aims to determine Mpox prevalence in the emergency department population by identifying presenting symptoms and signs, characterizing community risk factors for infection, and describing patients’ health outcomes. This study enrolls patients over 3 months old with specific skin rashes, collecting specimens, and recording clinical data.

More information on CRASHED can be found here. 

This is a multicenter, prospective, observational project aimed at describing antimicrobial resistance of S. aureus and prescribing patterns for the management of purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) in an emergency department (ED) setting. A multicenter investigation through EMERGEncy ID NET, a network of 12 US EDs, will inform the current prevalence of MRSA, antimicrobial resistance patterns, and practices regarding empiric antimicrobial prescribing and culture/susceptibility testing in the United States.

Introduction:  This study aims to streamline medication administration by paramedics for children experiencing seizures and to reduce the number of children still seizing upon arrival at the emergency department. The study enrolls pediatric patients aged 6 months to 13 years who are transported by a participating EMS agency due to seizures.

More information on PediDOSE can be found here. 

Introduction: This study aims to understand how exposure to suicide-related content, particularly through social media, and perceptions about suicide influence suicidal thoughts and behaviors in youth and adults. In particular, this study seeks to determine if developmental stages (late adolescence and adulthood) moderate the relationship between online media exposure, perceived social norms, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors.