Hualalai Urgent Care First Aid Tips

BACKACHE:

What to do: Take acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin).
Go to Hualalai Urgent Care if: You experience weakness and/or an increase in pain.
Go to the Emergency Room if: You experience paralysis and/or difficulty going to the bathroom.

COUGH:

What to do: Drink fluids and take cough medicine.
Go to Hualalai Urgent Care if: The condition lasts longer than 3 days.
Go to the Emergency Room if: You experience a shortness of breath and/or chest pain.

DIARRHEA (GASTROENTERITIS):

What to do: Drink fluids with electrolytes and eat simple starches (bread and rice).
Go to Hualalai Urgent Care if: The condition lasts longer than 2 days and/or you experience cramping.
Go to the Emergency Room if: You experience a fever and/or serious pain.

EARACHE (OTITIS EXTERNA):

What to do: Remove water from ears with a hair dryer. Do not use OTC alcohol.
Go to Hualalai Urgent Care if: You experience serious and/or prolonged pain.
Go to the Emergency Room if: You experience severe headache or swelling on the side of the face.

HEADACHE:

What to do: Take acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) and use a cold compress.
Go to Hualalai Urgent Care if: The condition lasts longer than 2 days and it is not improving.
Go to the Emergency Room if: You experience weakness and/or have neurological signs (possible stroke).

RASH (CONTACT DERMATITIS):

What to do: Use an OTC cortisone cream (Cortaid, etc).
Go to Hualalai Urgent Care if: The condition lasts longer than 3 days and/or spreads.
Go to the Emergency Room if: You experience deep redness and/or signs of infection.

PINK EYE (CONJUNCTIVITIS):

What to do: Keep dry and DON’T RUB. Use and OTC eye lubricant.
Go to Hualalai Urgent Care if: The condition lasts longer than 2 days and/or drainage is not improving.
Go to the Emergency Room if: You experience a decrease or loss of vision.

SEA URCHIN SPINES (WANA):

What to do: If one or two and smaller than a pencil lead, soak in vinegar or Epsom salt.
Go to Hualalai Urgent Care if: Several spines and/or larger than a pencil lead and/or very painful when touched.
Go to the Emergency Room if: Spines are quite large and/or in a joint.

SINUS INFECTION (SINUSITIS):

What to do: Drink fluids and take decongestants.
Go to Hualalai Urgent Care if: The condition lasts longer than 3 days and/or is accompanied by a cough.
Go to the Emergency Room if: You experience shortness of breath and/or chest pain.

SORE THROAT (PHARYNGITIS):

What to do: Drink fluids and take acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) for pain.
Go to Hualalai Urgent Care if: You notice the appearance of white spots in the throat and/or lymph nodes swell.
Go to the Emergency Room if: You experience difficulty in breathing and/or chest pain.

BLADDER INFECTION (UTI):

What to do: If you experience burning and/or unusual frequency, drink fluids like cranberry juice.
Go to Hualalai Urgent Care if: The condition lasts longer than 1 day and is not improving.
Go to the Emergency Room if: You experience back pain and/or high fever.

For more information visit the Mayo Clinic Website at www.mayoclinic.com