Children often get sick or get into accidents. They need quick access to appropriate medical care. But parents often wonder when they should take their children to an urgent care location or wait to see their pediatrician. This video helps parents make better general decisions about where to take their child for rapid medical care.
If your child is in a life-threatening situation with medical problems that need to be addressed as soon as possible by a team of physicians with access to top-tier equipment, then your best option is to take them to the emergency room at your nearest hospital. These facilities are equipped to handle almost anything.
If, on the other hand, your child is breathing just fine and just needs to be seen within an hour to two, you can take them to your nearest urgent care location instead. The physicians there can prescribe helpful or necessary medications to get them through an infection and test them for strep throat and other dangerous conditions. They can also help your child if they have a high fever or need an x-ray after a minor accident.
As long as your child doesn’t need immediate care, an urgent care location can likely meet your needs.
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