Bullet wounds need trauma specialists, emergency surgery capabilities, and advanced imaging that only ERs provide. Urgent care is for minor injuries - gunshot wounds are always life-threatening emergencies. If you have chronic pain from old fragments - urgent care can help with pain management and referrals. But if there's sudden severe pain, swelling, infection signs, or new complications - that's ER territory. #UofUHealth #ER #UrgentCare | University of Utah Health

Things your anesthesiologist doesn’t want you to do before surgery… but why? ❗️Eating or drinking before surgery can cause food or liquid to enter your lungs during anesthesia, which can cause choking or aspiration.❗️It’s often recommended to stop using herbal supplements, especially ginger and ginkgo, for at least two weeks before surgery. This reduces the risk of bleeding complications and helps ensure that your anesthesiologist has full control over the factors that affect your anesthesia and