Do I Need the Emergency Room?
The answer is yes…if your condition is/can quickly become life threatening or if you suddenly or intensely experience any of the following:
- Pain or pressure in chest
- Pain or pressure in upper stomach
- Trouble breathing or shortness of breath
- Loss of consciousness or fainting
- Sudden numbness or weakness
- Confusion, change in mental state
- Sudden change in vision
- Trouble speaking
- Sudden severe headache (with no history of migraines)
- Serious injury to the body
- Uncontrolled bleeding
- Major broken bones
- Seizures
- Severe reaction to an insect bite/sting, medication, or food
- Suicidal thoughts