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Should You Visit Urgent Care or Emergency?

The following chart can help you decide if your child needs urgent or emergency care. You can also print the chart to keep handy in a visible location or in your FREE Health Care Notebook.

Conditions

Urgent Care

Emergency

Allergies

X

 

Allergic reactions

 

X

Asthma attack (mild wheezing)

X

 

Asthma attack (wheezing/trouble breathing)

 

X

Bites/stings

X

 

Broken bone (visible, obvious deformity)

 

X

Broken bone

X

 

Burn (minor)

X

 

Burn (serious, including eyes, electrical or acid burns, infection or blister)

 

X

Cast-related problems (after hours)

 

X

Cold/cough

X

 

Cut (minor)

X

 

Cut (bleeding that won’t stop)

 

X

Dehydration

 

X

Diarrhea

X

 

Earache/ear infection

X

 

Fainting

 

X

Fever (child is older than 3 months and has no other medical problems)

X

 

Fever (child is younger than 3 months)

 

X

Flu

X

 

Head injury (no loss of consciousness or other concerns)

X

 

Head injury (loss of consciousness, confusion, vomiting)

 

X

Laryngitis

X

 

Migraine headache

 

X

Nose bleed (not resulting from an injury to the face/nose)

X

 

Pink eye

X

 

Poisoning

 

X

Rash

X

 

Respiratory conditions/wheezing/pneumonia/croup (without severe breathing problems)

X

 

Respiratory conditions/wheezing/pneumonia/croup (with severe breathing problems)

 

X

Seizure

 

X

Shock

 

X

Sinus infection

X

 

Sore throat

X

 

Sprain/strain

X

 

Stomachache

X

 

Swallowed object (no problems swallowing)

X

 

Swallowed object (trouble swallowing)

 

X

Urinary tract infection

X

 

Vomiting (not as a result of injury)

X

 

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Why choose pediatric urgent care?

At Cook Children's, we've seen it all, and we treat it all, quickly. Our team of pediatric-trained physicians, nurses and technicians are experienced in all things kids, and they're ready to take care of your child's needs. In addition to excellent care, our Fort Worth urgent care center offers:

  • Board certified pediatricians, as well as nurse practitioners and physician assistants
  • Urgent care walk-ins accepted

If it turns out that more serious medical care is needed, your child will have access to the best pediatric emergency care available at Cook Children's Medical Center, located on the main campus in Fort Worth. Our Teddy Bear Transport team is always ready for those extremely critical cases when your child needs to get to our medical center quickly.

Patient information and consents

Fees, payments and insurance

  • Fees, insurance co-payment and deductibles are due at each visit.
  • Please bring insurance identification to every appointment.
  • Let us know when there are changes in insurance coverage, address, employment or phone numbers.

Financial and billing information
Accepted insurance plans