When to go to the ER: Head or eye injury
When to go to the ER: Head or eye injury Our head and eyes are always susceptible to injury, especially if you play certain sports. While in most cases it is usually easy to tell the severity of an eye injury by just looking at it and taking into account the impact that caused the […]
When to go to the ER: Fever with a rash
When to go to the ER: Fever with a rash Rashes and fevers are probably the most common conditions out there and chances are we have experienced them at one time or the other. When they occur individually, fever and rashes are usually nothing to worry about. Individually, most rashes are usually self-limited, as per […]
When to go to the ER: Fainting/ change in mental state
When to go to the ER: Fainting/ change in mental state There is nothing more worrying and alarming than witnessing someone faint. Someone may seem okay and then the next thing you know they have collapsed and have fainted. The same applies to a change in mental state where one may be okay one minute, […]
When to go to the ER: Facial lacerations
When to go to the ER: Facial lacerations As explained by the subject matter experts over at the excellent frontlineer.com, a facial laceration is a tear or cut in the skin located on the face and head. Such cuts may be caused by a sharp object or due to blunt trauma. People mostly suffer facial […]
When to go to the ER: Concussion/confusion
When to go to the ER: Concussion/confusion In recent years, the talk on concussion has gone mainstream and we have begun to understand just how damaging they can be. As discussed over at frontlineer.com, it is now apparent that concussions come with very serious repercussions, not just in the short-term, but long-term as well. The […]
When to go to the ER: Chest Pain or Difficulty Breathing
When to go to the ER: Chest Pain or Difficulty Breathing Breathing, despite being one of the most important body functions, is something we hardly ever have a think about. It is something that happens instinctively, and in most cases, you will only think about your breathing when you are experiencing problems. These problems in […]
When to go to the ER: Broken bones and dislocated joints
When to go to the ER: Broken bones and dislocated joints Broken bones and dislocated joints are some of the most painful injuries out there, and if you have ever suffered any of them, then you can definitely attest to this. Although our bones are strong and can withstand significant pressure when healthy, there is […]
When to go to a walk-in clinic: Rashes without a fever
When to go to a walk-in clinic: Rashes without a fever Given that the skin, which is the body’s largest organ, is exposed to external elements, it is always liable to suffer damage due to the same, with rashes being an example of this. A skin rash, as discussed in detail over at the excellent […]
When to go to a walk-in clinic: Painful urination
When to go to a walk-in clinic: Painful urination Urinating is one of those of things the we usually take for granted, until we are experiencing pain when doing so. We rarely ever put too much thought when it comes to the act of urinating, that is until you are dealing with painful urination. When […]
When to go to a walk-in clinic: Mild flu-like symptoms
When to go to a walk-in clinic: Mild flu-like symptoms Flu is one of the most common conditions out there, affecting millions of Americans every year, especially during flu season. As revealed in discussions over at frontlineer.com, although it has some overlapping symptoms with a cold, the two are not the same. Some of the […]