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Where Should I Seek Care?

Wondering if you should visit an Urgent Care Center, your physician’s office, or go to an Emergency Department?

KEY:
PCP = Primary Care Physician
UCC = Urgent Care Center
ED = Emergency Department
911 = Ambulance

SYMPTOMS	PCP	UCC	ED	911
Low back pain	X
Minor aches and pains	X
Management of diabetes, hypertension & other chronic conditions	X
Sprains or broken bones		X
Mild Asthma attacks	X	X
Cuts, scrapes, wounds or burns	X	X
Nausea, heartburn, or upset stomach	X	X
Vomiting, diarrhea or dehydration	X	X
Frequent or painful urination	X	X
Allergic reaction or allergies	X	X
Rash	X	X
Head injuries			X
Fever under 104°	X	X
Fever of 104° or more			X
Uncontrollable bleeding			X
Sneezing, runny nose, body aches, sore throat, coughing	X	X
Ear or sinus pain	X	X
Chest Pain, pressure or pounding heart/change in heart rhythm (possible heart attack)				X
Numbness in face, arm, leg (possible stroke)				X
Sudden confusion, trouble speaking & understanding (possible stroke)				X
Sudden dizziness, loss of consciousness or loss of balance				X
Sudden severe headache				X
Difficulty breathing				X
Overdose or poisoning				X
Vomiting blood				X