Can you just turn up at minor injuries?
You can also just turn up and walk in. Find your nearest open walk-in centre or minor injury unit in the map below: Many walk-in centres and minor injury units have a GP service and outside of the usual opening times there is an out-of-hours GP service. To access the out of hours GP service, please call 111.
What can you go to a minor injuries unit for?
What can be treated at a Minor Injuries Unit
- injuries to upper and lower limbs.
- broken bones, sprains, bruises and wounds.
- bites – human, animal and insect.
- burns and scalds.
- abscesses and wound infections.
- minor head injuries.
- broken noses and nosebleeds.
- foreign bodies in the eyes and nose.
Is minor injuries in A&E?
If your injury is not serious, you can get help from a minor injuries unit (MIU), rather than going to an A&E department. This will allow A&E staff to concentrate on people with serious, life-threatening conditions and will save you a potentially long wait.
What are examples of minor injuries?
Examples of minor injuries include the following.
- Shallow cuts or abrasions.
- Sprains and muscle strain.
- Bruises and skin lesions.
- Minor burns covering only a small area of skin.
How are minor injuries treated?
Treating a Minor Sports Injury
- Rest. Pain is your body’s way of telling you to rest an injured area.
- Ice. Ice is a great pain reliever.
- Compression. Putting pressure (compression) on an injury helps limit swelling and gives support.
- Elevation. Keeping an injury raised (elevated) helps reduce swelling.
What’s considered a minor injury?
What is considered a minor injury? Minor injuries do not involve broken bones, surgery or hospitalization. Soft tissue injuries such as strains, sprains and contusions are examples of minor injuries.
What is classed as minor injuries?
The following are regarded as minor injuries, and can go to any of the above places: Cuts & bruises. Sprains. Head injuries where the patient has not lost consciousness.
Which four types of injuries are classified as minor?
What are considered minor injuries?
- Cuts & bruises.
- Sprains.
- Small burns.
- Foreign bodies.
- Head injuries where the patient has not lost consciousness.
- Any injury which you can’t deal with yourself at home.
What are the 4 treatment procedures for minor injuries?
RICE treatment involves four steps:
- Rest. First, protect the injury from additional strain.
- Ice. To minimize swelling and pain, apply a cold pack or bag of ice to the injured area.
- Compression.
- Elevation.
What do you do after a minor injury?
RICE stands for Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation. Doing these things can help limit pain and swelling after an injury. RICE also helps injuries heal faster….Treating a Minor Sports Injury
- Rest. Pain is your body’s way of telling you to rest an injured area.
- Ice. Ice is a great pain reliever.
- Compression.
- Elevation.
Are there minor injury units at Chippenham and Trowbridge?
There are Minor Injury Units at the Chippenham and Trowbridge hospital sites. Visiting Guidelines – Our visiting guidelines are regularly reviewed and updated in line with government guidance and local policies.
Is there a community hospital in Chippenham Wiltshire?
Chippenham Community Hospital has two inpatient wards and a Minor Injury Unit. See the MIU page for details. Savernake Community Hospital has two inpatient units.
When does Paulton community hospital minor injury unit close?
Minor Injury Units (MIUs) at Paulton Hospital, Chippenham Community Hospital and Trowbridge Community Hospital will close temporarily from 5pm on Wednesday 8 April 2020 so staff can be redeployed to provide vital additional capacity elsewhere in the local area.
Where to go for urgent care in Chippenham?
The RUH is currently very busy. Pharmacists can offer clinical advice for a range of minor illnesses. Contact http://111.nhs.uk for urgent care, or 999 in an emergency only. Our carer support group will be meeting at a new venue – The Angel Hotel in #Chippenham – on 4th Oct, 1030-1230 (then monthly).