At our freestanding emergency room in Temple, we see a lot of patients each day, quite a few of which experience common symptoms, which include:
Foreign objects may enter the body differently, mostly through the eyes, nose, ears, and skin. If an object in the eye is sharp, contains chemicals, or causes bleeding, seek emergency care. If you have pain or hearing problems after a foreign body enters the ear, seek emergency medical help. Avoid poking or prodding the object because it can push it deeper, making it hard to remove.
If you have a severe skin infection, visit an emergency room near you. We can conduct skin cell cultures to help diagnose the infection and administer IV antibiotics to treat the condition. Most patients that visit us with skin infections needing urgent care have fever, rapid heart rate, rapidly spreading redness, and unusual pain in a wound or injured area.
Seek emergency treatment for back pain if it occurs along with symptoms like the inability to control your bowel movements, stand or walk, and sudden loss of sensation within the legs. Back pain that spreads or radiates to affect the abdomen also needs urgent care. Further, if back pain occurs following trauma like a sports injury, a fall, or a car accident, it is prudent to get to the nearest emergency room for treatment.
Contusions can cause injuries deeper in tissues that don’t appear obvious but can later cause grave complications. A blow to the head or other incidents that cause an impact on your head needs immediate medical care. You need to visit an emergency room when you have symptoms like the inability to recognize people or places, loss of consciousness, and trouble with walking and balance.
A cut deeper than a quarter of an inch, that is jagged, or open should prompt a visit to an ER. If severe bleeding arises or a rusty object makes the cut, again, consider urgent care. A cut over the joint that opens whenever you move requires immediate medical care.
We welcome all private health insurance plans. Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, Express ER, Temple, TX strives to provide quick, quality service to all our patients, making it the premier 24-hour walk-in emergency room.