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Originally Posted by jbdlfan
According to Scripps.....
Time for the ER
“Emergency departments are an essential part of our health care system,” says Shawn Evans, MD, an emergency medicine physician at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. “They are there to provide medical care at any time.”
The emergency department was designed to provide fast, life-or-limb-saving care. Many people, however, use the ER as a place to receive urgent care without realizing it. If you’re ever in doubt, it’s better to be safe and go to the closest ER. These are just a few of the conditions that are medical emergencies:
Persistent chest pain, especially if it radiates to your arm or jaw or is accompanied by sweating, vomiting or shortness of breath
Persistent shortness of breath or wheezing
Severe pain, particularly in the abdomen or starting halfway down the back
Loss of balance or fainting
Difficulty speaking, altered mental status or confusion
Weakness or paralysis
Severe heart palpitations
Sudden, severe headache
Sudden testicular pain and swelling
Newborn baby with a fever
Intestinal bleeding
Falls with injury or while taking blood thinning medications
Loss of vision
Head and eye injuries
Broken bones or dislocated joints
Deep cuts that require stitches – especially on the face
Head or eye injuries
Severe flu or cold symptoms
High fevers or fevers with rash [CO LOR="Yellow"]OriginalPoster[/COLOR]
Bleeding that won’t stop or a large open wound
Vaginal bleeding with pregnancy
Repeated vomiting
Serious burns
Seizures without a previous diagnosis of epilepsy
You may also be sent to the ER by your doctor if you have an underlying condition, such as hypertension or diabetes, which could complicate your diagnosis and require extra care."
Pretty much sums it up regardless of "opinions."
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Perhaps one of the nurses on TOTV can verify this. The baby had a 101 fever. When our kids were toddlers, I thought a fever of 103, 104 was indicative of ER intervention, but 101 ws to be treated at home.
I also thought the severe flu symptoms requiring ER had to do with dehydration. I could be wrong.