St. John Urgent Care services should be used if you have an illness or injury that requires medical attention, but is not life threatening. Urgent care is recommended if you are unable to make an appointment with your family doctor or for after hours supplemental care. Emergency care should be used for severe chest pains and accidents or illnesses that are matters of life and death.
Urgent Care Should Be Used For:
- Allergies
- Asthma attack (minor)
- Cold, flu, fever
- Cough
- Fractures
- Minor fever
- Insect bites
- Nausea
- Minor burns
- Minor cuts/lacerations
- Minor head injury
- Pink eye
- Rash
- Sore throat
- Sprains
- Stitches
Emergency Care Should Be Used For:
- Angina
- Chest pain
- Compound fractures (visible bone)
- Dizziness
- Heart attack
- High fever or fever in newborns
- Ingestion of poisons or obstructive objects
- Major head injury
- Newborn fever
- Seizures
- Severe abdominal pain
- Severe asthma attack
- Severe burns
- Shock
- Stroke
- Snake bites
- Unconscious or catatonic state
- Uncontrollable bleeding
