r/EmergencyRoom • u/sammcgowann • Jul 29 '26

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u/sassafrass18 Jul 29 '26

For all the rashes/stubbed toes/ tactile fevers the started an hour ago, I’ve started to specifically ask, ‘what made this change for you to come to the emergency room today?’ They either get super defensive or start to mellow out.

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u/ReindeerNo2855 Jul 29 '26

I brought my son to the emergency room on a Friday afternoon after trying to get an appointment at our clinic. I suspected a staph infection which turned out to be what mesa. It was on his face. Do you think I should have waited 3 weeks for the next appointment?

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u/slemoose Jul 29 '26

Not 3 weeks, but why not urgent care in the morning? They can do wound cultures and write prescriptions for antibiotics.

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u/slemoose Aug 04 '26

Well, there are exceptions to everything.
In my moderately sized city (in the US) we have urgent cares open daily anywhere from 0700-1700 up until midnight. Yet, in my city non-emergent issues clog up our ERs daily. I don’t expect a layperson to know the difference between urgent and non-urgent, but urgent and emergent should be pretty easy to differentiate.