Urgent care after working hours: This must be known by each

More broadly commented on this topic of the Patient Fund Services Chief Specialist Diana Prochorova.

– Where to go if health is impaired late at night, at night, weekend or during the holidays, when the outpatient clinic is registered?

– Patients should contact the emergency ambulatory office. Currently such cabinets are operating in Vilnius and Šiauliai. Vilnius residents should contact the emergency medical office established at the premises of Vilnius City Clinical Hospital. In Šiauliai such a cabinet operates at the Songs Primary Health Care Center.

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– What symptoms are in acute condition?

– For example, if the temperature rises, it should reach 38 degrees or more for adults and not fall from the usual medicines and follow more than three days. For children, about two days, and if the baby is feverish, it is necessary to go to the hospital emergency department immediately.

– Do you need to call before going?

– No, no need to call. Patients do not have to register. It is important to know that assistance to acute conditions is provided free of charge within 24 hours. Regardless of whether the patient is insured or not – if his or her condition corresponds to the list of acute conditions, the assistance will be provided.

– What if it turns out that the condition is not acute?

– In this case, your doctor may suggest you to pay for the services or recommend that you go to your GP during your work.

– When can an ambulance be called?

– Ambulance should be called when a person feels severe pain – 8-9 points, loss of consciousness, seizures or other acute conditions, when he or she can no longer go to a medical facility. In this case, it is necessary to call for help.

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– Is it just possible to consult on the phone?

– Yes, you can consult a number 113. The doctor will advise you on how to behave, what medication to take. It can also be combined with an ambulance if needed.

– What is the difference between numbers 112 and 113?

– The general dispatcher responds when calling 112. She interviews with a special questionnaire and determines what kind of help and what brigade to send.

– Is there an increase in acute conditions during the holiday weekend?

– Yes, they increase. However, it is important to emphasize that people should only apply for acute conditions. If you need to extend your incapacity or write medication for chronic illnesses – this is not an emergency case and is not provided for such a service.