Mar 25, 2021 | First Aid, Minor Trauma
March is National Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month. It’s important to raise awareness about traumatic brain injuries (TBI) because, left untreated, they can be extremely serious. In 2014, about 2.87 million people received medical care for a traumatic brain...
Dec 28, 2020 | First Aid, Minor Trauma
Epistaxis, also known as a common nosebleed, is characterized by bleeding from the nasal mucus membranes. More simply put, a nosebleed is bleeding from the tissue inside the nose. While a nosebleed can look pretty scary, they are minor and will stop on their own in...
Oct 19, 2020 | Minor Trauma
The human eye is a complicated organ, with anywhere between 110 to 125 million rods and 6.4 million cones. They help us immensely in everyday life, providing vital information about things around us. We usually take our eyes for granted… until something happens...
Aug 18, 2020 | Minor Trauma
Whether it’s a skateboarding misadventure, fall down the stairs, or a workplace accident, broken bones can happen to anyone. While commonly associated with childhood, broken bones on patients of all ages are a common injury we see in Urgent Care. Most broken bones in...
Jul 14, 2020 | Minor Trauma
Nearly 5 million Americans are bitten by dogs every year. Half of all dog bite victims are kids under nine years old. Being bitten by a dog is both painful and scary, and being bitten by a strange dog is even more dangerous. Read on to discover what you need to do...
Jul 7, 2020 | Minor Trauma
Your child’s blood-curling scream assaults your ears as you see him fall. Everything is in slow motion. Your heart stops for a couple of beats as the possibilities race through your mind. Is something broken? Is there blood? Can you deal with this at home, or do...
