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Need to See a Doctor Fast? Here’s How Urgent Care Could Save Your Day

Plum Health

In this article, I’ll walk you through why urgent care could be your best option when time is of the essence. Urgent care centers are often staffed with experienced doctors, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants who are fully equipped to handle a wide range of medical issues. No long waits like you’d experience in an ER.

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How to identify a victim of heat exhaustion or heat stroke

Medical Xpress

Wood, director of Northeastern Universitys Extreme Medicine Certificate Program, says its important for people to recognize the signs of heat illness and how quickly heat exhaustion can progress to heat stroke, when immersion in cold water is necessary to save lives. Heat stroke is the most serious heat illness, Wood says.

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