When it comes to your child’s health, it is important to know when and where to head when sickness  or injury occurs suddenly.

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When to go to the pediatric urgent care

You can go to the urgent care  in the following situations :

  • Ear or sinus pain
  • Mild fevers, cold or flu
  • Mildly bleeding cuts
  • Minor burns
  • Mild or moderate asthma attack
  • Minor allergic reactions and burns
  • Nausea , vomiting and diarrhea
  • Painful urination
  • Dehydration
  • Dizziness
  • Sore throat
  • Rash
  • Pink eye or other minor eye problems
  • Sprains and strains
  • Urinary tract infection

When to go to emergency room ER

You have to go to the ER in the following situations .

  • Difficulty speaking
  • Difficulty breathing
  • High fevers
  • Fainting
  • Seizures
  • Swallowed object
  • Shock
  • Persistent vomiting
  • Eye and head injury
  • Infants under 12 years old with fever
  • Severe abdominal pain
  • Severe asthma attack
  • Severe burns
  • Numbness of face or limbs
  • Infants under 12 weeks old with fever
  • Eye and head injuries
  • Severe cut or laceration
  • Severe cough, congestion and sinus problems
  • Traumatic injury
  • Suspected overdose or poisoning
Content Sources
Emergency or urgent care. Seattle Children’s Hospital. http://www.seattlechildrens.org/clinics-programs/urgent-care-clinic/emergency-or-urgent-care/. Accessed June 21 st, 2018

Urgent care or ER for your child. Stanford Children’s Hospital. https://healthier.stanfordchildrens.org/en/urgent-care-or-the-er-for-your-child/. Accessed June 21st, 2018

Uregent care or emergency room. Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters. http://www.chkd.org/Our-Services/Urgent-Care/Urgent-Care-or-Emergency-Department-/. Accessed June 21st, 2018

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