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Interactive Acute-Care Decision & Cost Tools

Designed to give families clear, structured answers during stressful moments—whether you are deciding between an ER and walk-in urgent care at 7:00 PM, estimating cash-pay lab and X-ray costs, checking the closure window on a cut, or calculating safe oral rehydration fluids.

Tool 01 • Clinical Triage

ER vs. Urgent Care vs. Self-Care Navigator

Walks through a 3-stage safety check modeled on American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) prudent-layperson red flags, patient risk modifiers (infants <3 months, pregnancy, immunocompromised status), and diagnostic equipment needs (CT/ultrasound vs. digital X-ray and rapid swabs).

  • Instant red-flag emergency screening
  • Matches symptoms to clinical capabilities
  • Printable summary checklist for your visit
Open Triage Navigator →
Tool 02 • Cost Transparency

Urgent Care Out-of-Pocket & Insurance Cost Estimator

Select your expected evaluation complexity (CPT 99202–99204) and stack realistic point-of-care services—rapid strep/flu swabs, urinalysis, 2-view digital X-rays, simple sutures, splinting, or DOT exams—to compare Uninsured Cash Pay, Unmet High-Deductible Plans, Copay Plans, and Hospital ER billing.

  • Itemized CPT code & self-pay fee breakdown
  • Side-by-side Urgent Care vs. Hospital ER savings
  • Includes Good Faith Estimate request tips
Open Cost Estimator →
Tool 03 • Wound & Immunization

"Do I Need Stitches or a Tetanus Booster?" Checker

Evaluates acute cuts, scrapes, punctures, and animal bites across 5 clinical criteria: bleeding control, wound depth/gaping, anatomical zone (face vs. hand/joint vs. trunk), hours elapsed since injury, and CDC Pink Book 5-year vs. 10-year Tdap/Td vaccination intervals.

  • Tracks the 6–12 hr (and 24 hr facial) closure window
  • Compares sutures, Dermabond glue, and staples
  • Calculates exact CDC tetanus prophylaxis need
Open Wound & Tetanus Checker →
Tool 04 • Fever & Hydration

Fever Triage & Oral Rehydration Calculator

Enter patient age group, temperature (°F or °C), measurement site, and weight (lbs or kg) to review age-specific medical evaluation thresholds, hourly WHO/AAP oral rehydration fluid goals during vomiting or fever, and reference pediatric weight-based acetaminophen/ibuprofen charts.

  • Highlights neonatal (<90 days) emergency rules
  • Calculates exact mL / fluid oz per hour targets
  • Clear Reye’s syndrome & ibuprofen age safety guards
Open Fever & Hydration Tool →
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