When to visit the emergency room
If you or a loved one experiences any of the listed symptoms, seek treatment immediately:
- Severe pain anywhere in the body
- Sudden inability to speak, see, move, or walk
- Sudden weakness or drooping on one side of the body
- Pain in the arm or jaw
- Coughing or throwing up blood
- High fevers that don’t respond to medication
- Possible poisoning or drug/alcohol overdose
- Throwing up or loose stools that do not go away
- Severe allergic reactions
- Possible broken bones
- Serious burns or deep wounds
- Heavy bleeding
- Confusion
- Fainting
For the following health emergencies call 911 for IMMEDIATE care:
- Severe chest pain or pressure
- Choking or breathing cessation
- Head injury with confusion or loss of consciousness
- Electric shock or lightning strike
- Neck or spine injuries
