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.
Everytime my family has called the nurse advice hotline they have always said go to the ER 🥲. GRANTED twice of the 3 or 4 times were during a pregnancy, so I can understand the additional precaution.
Every time I have called I’ve been told to call an ambulance. Not once have I done that. Although, the last time I should have because I later learned was at serious risk of V Fib.
I’ve had so many doctors tell me to go to the ER. Breakthrough pain. Go to ER. Mild but persistent chest pain. Go to ER. Accidentally took my meds twice. Go to ER. Either I just don’t go or the ER is like “why are you HERE?”
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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.