Is it a Medical Emergency?
Find out below. Then decide what's your best option.
24-Hour Nurse Help Line (1-800-686-3831) or Texas Children’s Anywhere Care |
Urgent Care Clinic |
Emergency Room (ER) or 9-1-1 |
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Broken bones (with deformity)
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Bleeding that won't stop
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Extensive or complicated cuts or lacerations
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Fainting or head injuries with loss of consciousness or disorientation
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Fevers in children under 8 weeks
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Loss or changes of vision
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Procedures requiring a CT scan or sedation
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Seizures without a previous diagnosis of epilepsy
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Serious burns
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Snake bites
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Spinal injuries
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Sudden changes in mental state
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Sudden shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
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Vomiting or coughing up blood
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* Texas Children’s Anywhere Care providers may include doctors and advanced practice providers.