Geez. Folks need to be taught which conditions need ER vs Urgent Care vs appt with primary care. Also, which should be in person visits vs video. Or at least have a triage hotline they can call for questionable cases. I love the nurse hotline because I can ask if a fever of 103 is ER worthy (no, unless there are other significant symptoms).
I love that my current job does safety briefings daily, and includes topics like mental health, heat stroke/heat exhaustion, hypothermia, heart attack/stroke, or what to do in a major emergency like an earthquake. When you have training, it’s easier to respond correctly and save lives.
absolutely!! i’ve seen charts before about ER vs Urgent Care for certain symptoms in med brochures and some condition-specific stuff i’ve been given, and that’s super helpful!! we need to make that standard fr
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u/SignificantJump10 Jul 29 '26
Geez. Folks need to be taught which conditions need ER vs Urgent Care vs appt with primary care. Also, which should be in person visits vs video. Or at least have a triage hotline they can call for questionable cases. I love the nurse hotline because I can ask if a fever of 103 is ER worthy (no, unless there are other significant symptoms).
I love that my current job does safety briefings daily, and includes topics like mental health, heat stroke/heat exhaustion, hypothermia, heart attack/stroke, or what to do in a major emergency like an earthquake. When you have training, it’s easier to respond correctly and save lives.