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Everyone gets small cuts, skinned knees, animal scratches, or puncture wounds once in a while. It can be quite tricky to determine whether a scrape or a cut needs medical attention. Mild lacerations can heal without the need of medical intervention. However, there are some injuries that need emergency ...

Although you are very confident that you have done a good and thorough childproofing job, there is still a chance that you have missed something. Childproofing is a very essential step in reducing injuries at home and preventing a trip to your local Calallen, Texas emergency room. It is ...

Did you catch a little too much sun? Maybe you nodded off, lost track of time, or were just tempted for the sun to work its ‘magic’ on your skin. A religious devotion to your SPF will not make you immune to the sun’s damaging ultraviolet rays. But without ...

Time can be our worst enemy and our greatest ally during an emergency medical situation. At Physicians Premier, your Cibolo ER, we consider the initial hour after the start of symptoms or a trauma as the golden hour. When medical professionals are able to diagnose a patient’s condition accurately ...

Summer is in full swing! For residents in Corpus Christi, Texas, this means sweltering heat for months to come. The National Weather Service pointed out that heat is one of the leading causes of weather-related fatalities every year in the U.S., resulting in hundreds of deaths. Hence, it is ...