Go to urgent care for animal or human bites that break the skin, burns larger than your palm or that blister, and stings causing large swelling. Urgentology Care cleans and dresses wounds, updates tetanus shots and prescribes antibiotics when needed in Arlington and Colleyville.
Our providers can review your symptoms, evaluate your condition, and discuss appropriate care options based on your individual needs.
Come in within hours for wound cleaning, an infection assessment and a tetanus shot check.
Walk in today for an assessment and appropriate burn care.
Seek emergency care for burns on the face, hands or groin, burns that look white or charred, a bat bite, or trouble breathing after a sting.
Step 1: Bites
Rinse the wound under running water for 5 minutes and cover it with a clean dressing. Seek prompt medical care for animal or human bites that break the skin.
Step 2: Burns
Cool the burn under cool running water for 20 minutes. Do not apply ice or butter. Seek medical care for blistering burns.
Step 3: Stings
Scrape out the stinger if present and apply a cold pack to reduce swelling. Seek emergency help if you have trouble breathing.
Step 1: Examination and Cleaning
We examine your injury, clean the affected area and check for signs of infection or complications.
Step 2: Wound Care and Dressing
We provide appropriate wound care and burn dressings to help protect the injured area as it heals.
Step 3: Tetanus Booster
We review your vaccination history and provide a tetanus booster when recommended based on the wound and your vaccination history.
Step 4: Antibiotics and Aftercare
When appropriate, we prescribe antibiotics for higher-risk bites and explain how to care for your injury at home.
Your provider examines the wound for redness, warmth, swelling, drainage and other signs of infection.
No, but bites to the hand and deep puncture bites often do. Your Urgentology Care provider in Arlington or Colleyville decides after cleaning and examining the wound, and also checks whether your tetanus shot is due.
Following CDC guidance, adults need a tetanus booster after a dirty or deep wound if their last shot was 5 or more years ago, and every 10 years for routine boosters. Urgentology Care can provide a booster during your visit when indicated.
No. Leave a burn blister intact because it protects the healing skin underneath. If a blister is large, painful or breaks open, Urgentology Care in Arlington or Colleyville can assess it and provide appropriate wound care.
Yes. Urgentology Care can examine spider bites, clean the area and assess for signs of infection. Come in promptly if redness spreads, the bite turns dark, or you develop a fever.
Urgentology Care provides care for minor bites, burns and stings in Arlington and Colleyville, TX. Visit the location most convenient for you for an injury assessment and appropriate wound care.
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