Fractures / Broken Bones

Dislocations, fractures, and sprains


Signs of dislocations, fractures, and sprains are very similar and difficult to tell apart. They may include intense pain, swelling, discoloration and bruising, deformity, tingling or numbness, and difficulty moving after a fall, blow, or other high-impact injuries to a joint or bone. Dislocation, fracture, and serious sprain injuries should always be treated by a medical professional immediately. At iCare ER and Urgent Care, we are able to treat many minor injuries in our urgent care which is open 7AM-8PM, 7 days a week. More severe injuries are seen in our ER, which is open 24/7, 365 days a year.

What To Expect

When you come into one of our iCare Emergency Room & Urgent Care locations, our experienced team of medical practitioners will quickly evaluate your condition to determine which department you should be treated in. This will depend mainly on the location and severity of your injury, along with the intensity of your pain. For sports injuries, pain management is almost always focused on and treated first. A medical history interview and physical examination will help our physicians determine how best to treat your pain. X-rays can be taken to further examine your injury for injuries such as dislocations, fractures, or sprains. CT scans may be utilized in the case of a concussion. Depending on the type and severity of your injury, our physicians may treat it with medication, splint or cast it, use a sling, use an ortho boot, or issue crutches or a cane.

While iCare is equipped with state-of-the-art tools to care for your sports injuries, some situations require further care that may include a hospital transfer or admission. In such cases, iCare will transfer you or your child to the hospital or specialist that fits the situation. Through this arrangement, you will be able to bypass the hospital ER to an inpatient hospital bed. Our team at iCare can also make referrals to specialists, such as orthopedic surgeons, whom you may need according to the severity of the injury.

 

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