Illness and injuries that need
immediate attention
Urgent care centers are perfectly set up to handle injuries that crop
up after hours and that are not life threatening, but needs attention quickly.
For example:
Your child has not been feeling
well all afternoon. It is a weekday evening and you were hoping that he or she
would make it until tomorrow so you could get in to see the pediatrician.
However, by 9pm, your child only seems to be getting worse.
You decide that it is just too uncomfortable to wait until tomorrow to
see a doctor. The question before you is, “Should you take your child to an urgent care clinic, or to the emergency room?” Consider the following suggestions that
may help you decide what to do if you find yourself in a similar situation.
Situations for urgent care
If someone has an injury or illness that is not life-threatening, but
needs attention quickly, and your doctor’s office is closed; an urgent care center
is the most likely the place to go. Medically speaking, going to an urgent care
clinic is similar to your physician’s office, but with a few added services.
Here are some of the most common childhood conditions that are treated at an urgent care clinic:
- simple lacerations and
wounds
- fractures, sprains,
and strains
- ear, nose, and throat
problems
- fevers, and common
pediatric illnesses
- stomach flu
- diarrhea
- vomiting
- rashes and infections
- Minor burns
Convenient, walk-in care for
Germantown, MD
We all want the best for our families, especially when it comes to
general healthcare and occupational medicine. Medical Access provides
convenient walk-in care as an alternative to long waits in the emergency room.
Their friendly staff will carefully and quickly assess your needs and provide
the appropriate services, from preventive medicine to x-ray and lab services.
Their facilities are fully staffed and equipped in order to meet the demands of
their patients and their healthcare needs.
