Is it an Emergency?

All parents have or will experience their child becoming ill after their pediatrician's office is closed. It may be an earache or an ankle sprain. With children, who knows? They are so unpredictable.

For conditions that are not life threatening but you can't wait until your pediatrician's office opens, consider an Urgent Care Center. The biggest advantage of the urgent care is avoiding the Emergency Rooms where waiting times can be long due to care being delivered to critically ill patients.

Please take a look at the lists below. Does your child have a life-threatening emergency?

Examples For Urgent Care Clinics
  • Allergies
  • Allergic Reaction
  • Asthma Attack (Minor)
  • Closed Fractures
  • Cold, Flu, Fever
  • Cough
  • Dizziness
  • Insect Bites
  • Nausea
  • Minor Burns
  • Minor Cuts/Lacerations
  • Pink Eye
  • Rash
  • Sore Throat
  • Sprains
  • Stitches
Examples For Hospital Emergency Room
  • Chest Pain
  • Head Injury with loss of consciousness
  • High Fever
  • Ingestion of Obstructive Objects
  • Ingestion of Poisons
  • Open Fractures
  • Seizures
  • Severe Abdominal Pain
  • Severe Asthma Attack
  • Severe Burns
  • Shock
  • Snake Bites
  • Unconscious or Catatonic State
  • Uncontrollable Bleeding

If you think your child's illness or injury is life-threatening, call 911.