Thirteen top reasons patients go to the ER.
- Chest Pains
- Cuts, Bruises and Wounds
- Skin Rashes and Infections
- Concussion
- Traumas
- Difficulty Breathing and Asthma Attacks
- Burns
- Toothaches
- Stomach Aches
- Diarrhea and Vomiting
- Back Pain
- Migraines and Headaches
- Abdominal Pain
Last time I went to the ER, it was a hybrid. I had sudden, stabbing pains in my leg (not on the list). Turn out the root cause was back pain (spinal stenosis).
I don't think it would occur to me to go to the ER for a tooth ache. Not even if it hit at 2:00 AM. I'd get my dentist out of bed and make him prescribe painkillers, but I can't see myself contacting a hospital for that.
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Between my husband and my daughter I think I've been there for just about all of those!
ReplyDeleteWhen I went to the ER for a toothache I had facial swelling and it ended up being facial cellulitis!
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't think to go to the ER for a toothache, either, but a lot of people don't have a dentist, so the ER catches everything. The last time I was in an ER was when my husband caught his hand in the hay baler, and that was in 2014.
ReplyDeleteI was just going to say that I wouldn't go to the ER for a toothache. Of course, I've never had a tooth ache that bad. When I cracked a (two!) tooth, I was able to get in to see my dentist pretty quickly.
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