Prepared for the Unexpected: Emergency Preparedness in Urgent Care
Posts about Urgent Care
Ankle Injuries in Urgent Care: The Ottawa Ankle Rules and What Comes Next
It’s a classic urgent care shift.
Sports Physicals & Sudden Cardiac Death: What Are We Screening For?
We’ve all seen the headline: a student athlete collapses on the field. It’s terrifying every time, and even more unsettling because these are often kids who seemed completely healthy moments before. Stories like these stay with us. They should also remind us why preparticipation screening matters. But on a busy day in clinic when there’s a sports form in front of us, it’s worth the reminder: what are we actually screening for?
The Hidden Stress of Urgent Care: We Get It
You know the feeling: the clinic is about to close, you're exhausted and hungry, and the patient in front of you looks 'mostly' fine. This is the real job: making high-stakes calls when resources are stripped down; no telemetry, no CT, just you and your gut.
