You may need to go to the ER if you are experiencing any of these symptoms.
Head Trauma with
- Loss of consciousness
- Uncontrolled bleeding
- Blood-thinning medication
- Increased confusion
- Seizure
- Vomiting
Chest Pain with
- History of heart attack
- Pain that travels down left arm
- Shortness of breath
- Concern for heart cause
Allergic reaction with
- Difficulty breathing
- Throat swelling
Trauma with
- Exposed bone
- Suspected tendon injury
- Uncontrolled bleeding
- Head involvement
High fever with
- Children less than 3 months old
- Immunocompromised children
- Temperature over 104 degrees in adults
Sharp abdominal pain with
- Pregnancy
- Fever
- Debilitating
Extreme dehydration
Uncontrolled sugar with
- Level over 400
- Nausea/vomiting
- Confusion/weakness
Uncontrolled blood pressure
- over180/120 with additional symptoms
Is Urgent Care the right choice?
| Urgent Care | Emergency Dept | |
|---|---|---|
| Acid Reflux | ||
| Allergy with minor symptoms | ||
| Asthma attack with minor symptoms | ||
| Bites and stings with Fever, Chills, or Red streaking | ||
| Bites and stings with minor symptoms | ||
| Breathing with difficulty | ||
| Broken bones such as a fractured skull, exposed spine, or open fracture | ||
| Broken bones in extremities with no deformity | ||
| Burns and cuts related to a tendon injury, or if there is exposed bone | ||
| Chest Pain with a history of MI, or concern for MI | ||
| Chest Pain that is non cardiac | ||
| Cold Sores | ||
| Concussion | ||
| Constipation | ||
| Cough and Cold | ||
| Diarrhea that is bloody for greater than a week, or signs of dehydration | ||
| Diarrhea that is non-bloody for less than a week | ||
| Dizziness | ||
| Ear Pain | ||
| Excessive bleeding that remains uncontrolled with 10-15 min of direct pressure, or if you’re taking a blood thinner | ||
| Fainting | ||
| Fever: Adults over 104°F Children less than 3 months or without complete immunizations Children with over 102.2°F that are immunocompromised | ||
| Fever less than 104° | ||
| Fever that is less than 104°F | ||
| Flu symptoms that are severe | ||
| Flu symptoms that are moderate | ||
| Foreign object removal | ||
| Headache that is severe, or sudden which is not your normal | ||
| Head wound where there is loss of consciousness, or if you are on a blood thinner | ||
| Head wound with no loss of consciousness | ||
| Nausea that is associated with head trauma | ||
| Nausea | ||
| Numbness in arm, face or leg | ||
| Pink eye | ||
| Rash or skin concern accompanied with a fever | ||
| Rash or skin concern | ||
| Seizures | ||
| Severe pain greater than 7 out of 10 | ||
| Sexually transmitted disease | ||
| Sore throat | ||
| Stomach pain with severe symptoms | ||
| Stomach pain with minor symptoms | ||
| Sprains and strains | ||
| Urinary tract infection | ||
| Vomiting that is severe | ||
| Vomiting | ||
| Wounds from a gunshot | ||
| Wounds other than gunshot |
Fort Walton Beach
514 Mary Esther Cutoff
Ft Walton Beach, Florida 32548
Fax: 850.226.6712
Mon. – Fri.: 8:00am – 6:00pm
Sat. and Sun.: 8:00am – 5:00pm
Last patient 30 minute prior
Closed New Year’s Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
Early closure day before holiday.
Are you experiencing a severe headache, severe chest pain, severe abdominal pain, stroke or heart attack symptoms, major injury or bleeding, or blood clots? If so, you need more than immediate or urgent care, call 911 now!