Emergencies vs Urgent Issues

Examples of Life Threatening Emergency include but not limited to.  CALL 911

• Difficulty breathing 
• Chocking 
• Difficulty Swallowing
• Bluish Discoloration
• Loss of consciousnes
• Stiff Neck
• Hard to awaken, Confusion, Altered Mental Status
• Poisoningon, drug overdose
• Trauma neck or eye
• Electric shock
• Near drowning
• Suicide – threats or attempts
• Sexual Assault / Domestic Voilence

Examples of Urgent Issues include:

• Trauma other than neck or eye
• Asthma, wheezing, or croup with no mention of difficulty breathing
• Foreign body – ear, nose, or other body cavity
• Bleeding (active) including blood in vomit or stool
• Burns except sunburn
• Bites (e.g., animal, snake, spider, marine animal, bee, yellow jacket – not insects or ticks)
• Fever over 104° F
• Infant less than 3 months of age with fever
• Severe pain, especially abdomen, head or chest
• Possible dehydration
• Purple or blood-colored rash
• Heat exhaustion or stroke
• Hypothermia