Trauma, Injury, Illnesses
At Memorial Heights ER, we offer comprehensive, 24-hour emergency medical care for any patient in need.In the hands of our friendly, professional, and certified staff and physicians, you’ll feel right at home; we make sure that you are as comfortable as possible, so you can forget about the pain and anxiety that often comes with a medical emergency. In addition, we use our state-of-the-art technology and equipment to effectively diagnose and treat your condition in a timely manner.
24/7 Emergency Care
Since emergencies don’t take breaks, neither do we. Our facility offers 24/7, round-the-clock medical emergency services for patients who need immediate care. In addition, we have no wait times, so when you come in, we make sure you immediately receive the medical care you need.
Trauma/Injuries and Illnesses We Treat
No matter how minor or severe your injury or illness is, our staff is ready to assist you in diagnosing and treating the following conditions:
- Abdominal and pelvic pain
- Allergic reactions
- Asthma and other upper respiratory conditions
- Chest pain evaluation and stabilization
- Eye problems
- Genitourinary ailments
- Headaches and head injuries
- Laceration, burn, and abscess treatment
- Motor vehicle collision injury evaluation
- Pediatric medical problems and injuries
- Pregnancy complications
- Psychiatric evaluations
- Seizure and stroke evaluation and treatment
- Sports injuries
- Work injuries
OSHA Compliant
Do you have employees who have suffered from a work injury? At Memorial Heights ER, we follow strict OSHA guidelines for worker’s compensation injuries and have trained physicians that will step in to take care of your employees until they reach full recovery.
Comprehensive Care
Even after we’ve treated your condition, we do everything we can to make sure you recover as quickly and completely as possible; our job isn’t finished until you have had a full recovery. Our specialist team will provide you with the patient support necessary to help you healthily recover.
At Memorial Heights ER, your health is our number one priority. For all of your immediate medical needs, don’t hesitate to visit our Memorial Heights ER facility!
FAQs
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What is a traumatic injury?
A physical injury of sudden onset and severity which requires immediate medical attention.
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What is the injury severity Score?
An anatomical scoring system that provides an overall score for patients with multiple injuries used to predict morbidity and mortality.
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How is brain injury severity determined?
Acutely, it is determined clinically by using both the Glasgow Coma Scale and a CT (computer tomography) of the brain.
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What are the clinical features of severe brain injury?
Features include altered mental status, vomiting, seizures, pupil dilatation, among others.
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What are the types of traumatic injuries?
Mild which can often be treated at home after evaluation by a physician; Moderate which often requires hospitalization and surgery; Severe which is often life or limb threatening requiring surgery.
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Is there a difference between adult and childhood severe brain injury?
Yes, compared to young and middle-aged adults, head injuries, in infants, small children and the elderly have a worse prognosis (expected outcome).
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How do you treat a trauma injury?
This is highly dependent on the injury, but often it requires pain control and surgical treatment. Occasionally it requires blood transfusions as well.
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What are trauma related disorders?
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Acute Stress Disorder, Adjustment Disorder, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder.
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What is the difference between injury and trauma?
Trauma generally refers to a more serious and possibly life-threatening injury that requires immediate medical attention.
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Can you get sick as a trauma response?
The trauma itself can result in a patient getting sick or acutely ill and a trauma response could result in both acute and chronic symptoms and/or illnesses.
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What is the most common diagnosis after trauma?
For severe trauma, many people have PTSD-like symptoms such as fear, anxiety, anger, depression while some patients can be diagnosed with PTSD.
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What chronic illnesses are caused by trauma?
Illnesses include chronic kidney disease, stroke, neurological and musculoskeletal impairments among others.
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What are the three major trauma specific disorders?
Acute trauma resulting from a single incident like a motor vehicle incident; chronic trauma resulting from prolonged trauma like domestic violence, and complex trauma resulting from exposure to multiple traumatic events.
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What are the 5 types of trauma responses?
Freeze, fight, flight, faint and fawn
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What are 3 physical effects trauma can cause on the body?
Physical effects include headache, vomiting, chest pain among others.
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What are the physical symptoms associated with brain injury?
Acutely they include altered mental status, visual problems and vomiting among others while chronic symptoms include headache, cognitive issues and insomnia among others.
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Will a person with brain injury recover?
It depends on the severity of the trauma. Mild traumatic brain injury can often resolves in weeks while severe traumatic brain trauma may never recover resulting in a comatose patient.
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What is the typical process of brain injury recovery?
This depends entirely on the severity of the brain injury.