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Croup in Toddlers: Symptoms, Home Care, and When to Go to the ER

Medically reviewed by the ER of Mesquite emergency care team 🚨 Severe Breathing Trouble? Call 911. If your child has stridor (high-pitched noise) while resting, blue or gray lips, drooling with inability to swallow, extreme lethargy, or struggles for every breath, call 911 or come immediatel...
Shortness of Breath Causes When Difficulty Breathing Signals an Emergency

Shortness of Breath Causes: When Difficulty Breathing Signals an Emergency

Medically reviewed by the ER of Mesquite emergency care team 🚨 Can’t Catch Your Breath? Call 911. Sudden severe shortness of breath, SOB with chest pain, blue lips or fingertips, inability to speak in full sentences, or fainting are medical emergencies. Call 911 or come immediately to ...
swollen legs and ankles causes

Swollen Legs and Ankles: Common Causes and When It’s an Emergency

Medically reviewed by the ER of Mesquite emergency care team 🚨 Call 911 or Come to the ER Now One leg suddenly swollen with pain, warmth, or redness may be a blood clot. Swelling with chest pain or shortness of breath may signal a clot in the lung or heart failure. These are emergencies. Com...
Panic Attack vs Heart Attack

Panic Attack vs Heart Attack: How to Tell the Difference

Medically reviewed by the ER of Mesquite emergency care team 🚨 Not Sure? Call 911 or Come to the ER. If you have crushing chest pressure, pain radiating to the arm or jaw, cold sweat, or severe shortness of breath, treat it as a heart emergency until proven otherwise. Call 911 or come immedi...
Heart Palpitations When to Worry and When to Head to the ER

Heart Palpitations: When to Worry and When to Head to the ER

Medically reviewed by the ER of Mesquite emergency care team 🚨 Palpitations with These Signs? Call 911. Heart palpitations paired with chest pain, fainting, severe shortness of breath, slurred speech, one-sided weakness, or confusion are a medical emergency. Call 911 or come immediately to E...

Heart Attack Symptoms in Women: Warning Signs You Shouldn’t Ignore

Medically reviewed by the ER of Mesquite emergency care team 🚨 Chest, Jaw, Back, or Arm Pain? Call 911. Women experiencing crushing chest pressure, jaw or neck pain, upper back discomfort, severe shortness of breath, cold sweat, unexplained extreme fatigue, or fainting should call 911 or com...
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Ectopic Pregnancy and Pregnancy Complications: When to Seek Emergency Care

Medically reviewed by the ER of Mesquite emergency care team 🚨 Pregnancy Emergency? Come Now. Heavy vaginal bleeding, severe abdominal or pelvic pain, sudden shoulder pain (a possible sign of ruptured ectopic pregnancy), fainting, sudden vision changes, or difficulty breathing during pregnan...

Sepsis Warning Signs: A Life-Threatening Emergency

Medically reviewed by the ER of Mesquite emergency care team 🚨 Suspect Sepsis? Call 911 or Come Now If someone with a known or suspected infection develops sudden confusion, extreme illness, rapid breathing, a high fever with chills, or a rapidly worsening condition, treat it as a medical em...

Hypertensive Crisis: When High Blood Pressure Becomes an Emergency

Medically reviewed by the ER of Mesquite emergency care team 🚨 Call 911 or Go to the ER Now A blood pressure reading of 180/120 or higher combined with chest pain, shortness of breath, vision changes, confusion, slurred speech, or severe headache is a life-threatening emergency. Call 911 or ...
Migraine vs. Dangerous Headache When to Go to the ER

Migraine vs. Dangerous Headache: When to Go to the ER

Medically reviewed by the ER of Mesquite emergency care team 🚨 Call 911 or Go to the ER Immediately A sudden headache that hits like a thunderclap, the worst headache of your life, or a headache with confusion, weakness, slurred speech, or vision loss needs emergency care now. ER of Mesquite...
Adult with an eye injury requiring emergency care

Eye Injury Emergency Care: Symptoms You Shouldn’t Ignore

Medically reviewed by the ER of Mesquite emergency care team 🚨 Vision Loss or Chemical Splash? For sudden vision loss, a chemical splash in the eye, an object stuck in the eye, or severe trauma to the eye or face, call 911 or come to ER of Mesquite immediately. Open 24/7 at 1745 N Belt [&hel...
Adult experiencing a choking emergency

Choking Emergency Treatment: First Aid Steps and What Comes Next

Medically reviewed by the ER of Mesquite emergency care team 🚨 Choking Right Now? If the person cannot cough, speak, or breathe, call 911 immediately and begin first aid. ER of Mesquite is open 24/7 at 1745 N Belt Line Rd, Mesquite, TX 75149. Every second matters.   The brain survives o...
Dog bite injury requiring emergency treatment

Animal & Dog Bite Treatment: When It Needs the ER

Medically reviewed by the ER of Mesquite emergency care team A dog bite treatment ER visit isn’t just for gushing wounds. Puncture bites that look small often go deep, seal over dirty bacteria, and turn into serious infections within a day. Cat bites carry even higher infection rates. Bites fr...
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