Symptom Guide

Your Symptoms. Your Care. Your Choice.

Use the grid below to choose the best care option for you and your loved ones.

Symptoms	Primary Care $$	Urgent Care $$	Virtual Visit $	Emergency $$$$$
Allergic reaction where it's hard to breathe
Allergies
Asthma attack - inhalers are not helping and difficulty breathing
Asthma attack - inhalers are working some
Back pain
Burns - severe
Burns - minor
Bladder infection (UTI)
Bone breaks (large bones or serious breaks)
Bone breaks (minor)
Care for life-long health problems (diabetes, high blood pressure)
Chest pain
Cough with stuffy or runny nose, sore throat like a cold
Coughing or throwing up blood
Cuts that are deep or bleeding that won't stop
Cuts - minor
Dizziness or vertigo
Ear pain, eye pain or infection
Exams for school, camp, work
Fever over 104 degrees (adult)
Flu-like symptoms, such as a fever, achy body, cough
Headache
Headache - severe
Insect stings and bites
New medications or prescription refills
Passing out or blacking out
Poisoning*
Rashes and other minor skin problems
Seizures
Shots (vaccines) to prevent illness, such as the flu
Sinus infections
Snake bites*
Sprains
Sports physicals
Stomach pain - severe
Stomach pain - minor, throwing up, loose stools
Stroke symptoms (dizziness, unable to stand, headache, blurry vision, numbness in face, arms and/or legs, impaired speech)
Trauma or very bad injury
Trouble breathing
Work-type injury or exams, workers' comp

*Indiana Poison Center: 800.222.1222