You may be asking yourself when you should be going to an Urgent Care versus the Emergency Room or your Primary Care Physician? We at On Call Medical Clinic offer many services with an Urgent Care facility as one of our primary services.
One of the biggest advantages of using an urgent care facility is that you do not need an appointment, which now of days is becoming an issue with Primary Care Doctors. However Urgent Care is not the place to go when you have a life-threatening illness. It is also not the place to go when you may need hospitalization or need immediate diagnostic testing that may not be available at a Urgent Care facility. These situations should require you going to the Emergency Room.
Let’s look at some of the situations where Urgent Care Facilities can be most effective.
- Treating the Flu or Covid 19
- Minor Allergies
- Minor Muscle Pains
- Minor Cuts that may require Stitches
- Minor sports injuries like broken bones
- Ear Nose or Throat infections
- Lice
- Skin Issues like poison ivy, ring worms, or minor rashes
- Sun Burning that has caused you to feel ill
- Wasp Sticks that have caused major swelling
Here are many other minor conditions that an urgent care facility can be most effective to utilize.
Let’s look now at some common situations where you should consider the emergency room.
- Difficult breathing situations’
- Chest Pains
- Blood Clots in Your Legs
- Abdominal pain that may be severe such as an appendicitis
- Head injuries that may involve vomiting
- Possible Poisoning
- Severe colds or flu like conditions that could lead to pneumonia
- Dizziness
- Dislocated joints or severe bone fractures
- Drug overdose
- Wounds that are bleeding profusely
We at On Call Medical Clinic hope this information was helpful. We are here to help 7 days a week. If you have an urgent care situation please don’t hesitate to come right in. If you would like to call first to discuss your concern our skilled and knowledgeable staff is ready to help. Please call us at 228 818-5155.