Injury TreatmentCorona, CA
Minor injuries can happen anywhere from twisting an ankle during a sport or burning oneself while barbecuing. While many injuries can be treated at home, sometimes additional medical treatment is required. If your injury is not life-threatening but needs more than just basic first aid, an urgent care facility can save you an unnecessary trip to the emergency room.
Minor injury treatment is available at Medicross Clinic and Urgent Care at Corona and the surrounding area. Dr. George Chidi, MD and our team can see patients on a walk-in basis to treat a wide variety of minor injuries. Our urgent care clinic can provide the professional medical treatment you need when you need it.
Determining if You Have a Minor Injury
If an injury is not life-threatening or is not likely to endanger a patient's long-term health, they may be able to avoid the emergency room and seek treatment at an urgent care facility. The types of minor injuries typically seen by an urgent care team include:
- Shallow cuts and abrasions
- Removal of superficial foreign objects
- Minor fractures
- Sprains and strains
- Minor burns covering only a small area
- Injuries from falls
- Injuries from sports or outdoor activities
Medicross Clinic and Urgent Care has all the medical equipment necessary to treat all your minor injuries. Our team can stitch up cuts and lacerations, treat burns, and put on casts.
Treating a Minor Injury
While there are varying levels of minor injuries, attempting to treat one at home may not always be the most effective option. What may seem like a minor injury can get worse over time and cause significant damage. With our minor injury treatment, we can assess the injury and determine what the patient will need to recover.
In the case of a sprain, strain, or fracture, the patient can rest the injured area, apply ice, and elevate the affected limb. If the pain and inflammation get worse after 24 hours, visit urgent care. In the cases of a cut or scrape, the patient can apply compression to stop the bleeding while heading to our urgent care. If any debris is still embedded, or if the wound is deep or over a half-inch long, it should be seen by the doctor right away.
If the patient is unsure of what to do, give us a call right away or visit us. If t is a phone call, we can help guide if the patient has any concerns. It is crucial to seek professional treatment as soon as possible and prevent an injury from getting worse.
The Benefits of Urgent Care
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, highlights studies that find one of the main reasons people go to the emergency room is because their primary care physician's office is not open. Urgent care fills the gap between the ER and the doctor's office. An urgent care can see a patient, diagnose, and provide treatment all in the same visit, saving countless hours of waiting at an ER.
Urgent cares are open later than the typical doctor's office, including weekends and holidays. Our practice is available when an injury happens at a less than convenient time, and the patient cannot wait for the doctor's office to open.
Visiting an Urgent Care Clinic
When visiting an urgent care clinic, the patient will benefit from bringing a detailed medical history, along with the name and contact information of their primary care physician, if they have one. The patient will also want to have their health insurance information and the names of any medications they are taking. It is also helpful to bring a list of medical diagnoses, previous procedures or surgeries, and any allergies. Remember to bring a picture ID as well.
Depending on the injury, our team will assess your condition and order appropriate tests as needed. Our goal is to determine the source of the pain and provide treatment when possible, instead of merely relieving symptoms. We can clean, suture, and bandage deep cuts and lacerations to reduce the chances of infection.
Follow-Up Care
After the appointment, we can also submit a treatment report to the patient's primary care physician or the appropriate specialist, if necessary. This will ensure the patient's medical records are up-to-date. The doctor will also let the patient know if they need to schedule a follow-up appointment with their physician to review the visit and make sure the injury is healing properly.
Ignoring follow-up orders can negatively impact the injury's healing process and cause additional complications.
Visit Us Today
There is never a good time to suffer an injury. But, when you need to see a doctor quickly and conveniently, an urgent care clinic is a good option. Our team at Medicross Clinic and Urgent Care in Corona will get you the diagnosis and treatment you need so that you can begin the healing process as soon as possible.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is urgent care?
Urgent care centers offer convenient access to medical care when your primary care physician's office is closed, or when you just cannot wait for an appointment. Urgent care offices are often open on weekends, evenings, and most holidays. They are walk-in facilities, so you typically only have to wait a short time before seeing a physician.
When should I go to the ER instead of urgent care?
If you have suffered a life-threatening injury, have chest pain or shortness of breath, or received a head injury, you will need to go to the emergency room. While our urgent care clinic is staffed by trained professionals, our team is not equipped to provide the advanced care you can only get in a hospital setting. Urgent care is designed to treat injuries that need medical attention but are not an immediate threat to your life. If you need guidance on where you should go, give us a call.
Do I need an appointment?
Medicross Clinic and Urgent Care is a walk-in facility, so you do not need an appointment to be seen by our doctor. This means your wait time will vary depending on how many people are ahead of you. You may experience a longer wait time during flu season or holidays.
How long will I have to wait?
Patients are evaluated upon arrival, and those with more severe injuries will be prioritized. Our team will let you know your approximate wait time when you arrive; however, this can change as new patients arrive.
What types of injuries are treated?
Medicross Clinic and Urgent Care can treat injuries ranging from minor cuts that may need stitches to sprains and fractures. Our team has the equipment and skills necessary to treat a variety of minor injuries.
Contact Us
Medicross Clinic and Urgent Care is located at
487 Magnolia Avenue, Suite 102, Corona Village Center,
Corona, CA 92879
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