What Is Acute Care?

Your child can experience an injury or develop an illness without warning. Sudden onset illnesses and injuries are acute conditions, requiring acute care. Dr. Zarar Bajwa and Dr. Umai Shaik at Bajwa Pediatrics offer comprehensive children’s medical services, including acute care for illnesses and injuries. They have two convenient office locations in Pottsville, and Tamaqua, PA.

What You Need To Know About Acute Care

So, what is acute care? Acute care is immediate care, delivered right when your child needs it. Examples of acute illnesses requiring acute care include:

• A viral infection like the flu or a cold
• A fever that is getting worse
• A bacterial infection like strep throat
• Severe allergies or asthma symptoms
• Moderate to severe pain
• Persistent vomiting or dehydration
• A urinary tract, bladder, or kidney infection

A sudden injury can also require acute care. Some of the most common pediatric injuries seen in acute care include:

• Injuries from an accident or fall
• Injuries from a sports or vehicular accident
• A deep cut that may need stitches
• An infected wound
• Muscle, tendon, or ligament strain or sprain

During an acute care visit, the pediatrician will examine your child, and make a note of symptoms, including when the injury or illness began, and whether symptoms are getting worse.

The pediatrician may also recommend laboratory testing and imaging studies to aid in diagnosis. Once a diagnosis is made, your pediatrician will provide medications and treatment to help your child recover and heal.

Acute care provides many important benefits. Your child will be seeing a doctor they know and trust, in surroundings that are familiar and comfortable. Your pediatrician can provide the time and caring atmosphere to help your child on the road back to good health.

Want To Know More About Acute Care?

To learn more about acute care and how your pediatrician can help with an acute illness or injury, call Dr. Bajwa and Dr. Shaik at Bajwa Pediatrics. You can reach them in the Pottsville, PA, office by calling (570) 624-7337, or in Tamaqua, PA, by calling (570) 386-3800, so call today.