Virtual Reality Devices as an Adjunct to Usual Care for Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Experiencing Vaso-Occlusive Crises

Prior treatment

• Prior enrollment in this study
• Not being treated with intravenous opioids for the vaso-occlusive crisis

Other illness

• Presenting with a chief complaint suggestive of a complicated crisis (such as concern for acute chest syndrome, splenic sequestration, hepatic sequestration, pulmonary embolism) as determined by the clinical care provider
• Medical history of seizures or known intolerance to virtual reality

Age

• Over the age of 89 years old

Other

• Patients who lack the capacity to provide informed consent
• Disabilities like vision and hearing defects etc. that preclude the use of a head mounted virtual reality device.
• Known to be pregnant
• Incarcerated at the time of evaluation

• Adult (age \> 18 years) emergency department patient
• History of sickle cell disease
• Presenting to the emergency department due to acute pain related to sickle cell disease thought to be due to vaso-occlusive crisis