Emergency and trauma
Level 3 Trauma Center
The Firelands Regional Medical Center Emergency Services department is dedicated to providing the fastest and highest-quality emergency care to our community 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The trauma emergency room phone number is 419-557-7400 and is located at 1111 Hayes Ave., Sandusky.
Urgent care vs. emergency department: which should you visit?
How do you know if your condition or injury is serious enough for the emergency department or if you can visit a nearby urgent care? Below are common conditions, are where you can go for treatment:
Emergency Department
Emergent Injuries
Reasons to visit:
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Alcohol or drug overdose
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Chest pain, tightness in the chest
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Fainting, sudden loss of consciousness, severe dizziness, severe headache
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Rape or sexual assault
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Seizure
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Severe abdominal pain
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Severe bone breaks
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Severe vomiting or diarrhea
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Shortness of breath
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Sudden change or loss of vision
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Sudden confusion or change in mental state
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Sudden numbness or paralysis
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Suicidal or homicidal feelings/thoughts
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Uncontrolled bleeding
Visit the Firelands Regional Medical Center Emergency Services department at 1111 Hayes Ave., Sandusky, Ohio.
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Urgent Care
As a fully-verified Level 3 trauma center, the emergency medicine physicians at Firelands Regional Medical Center provide prompt assessment, resuscitation, emergency operations and stabilization of the trauma patient.
Firelands Regional Medical Center’s 30-bed Emergency Services department is open 24/7 and is the most frequently selected provider of emergency services in the region. Features include:
- Team of physicians board-certified in emergency medicine
- Nurses specially trained in emergency medicine
- Staff certified in trauma and advanced cardiac life support (adult and pediatric)
- Telestroke technology
- Accredited chest pain center
- Certified stroke center
What can you expect when you arrive?
The Firelands Regional Medical Center Emergency Services department is staffed to handle both major and minor emergencies at all times. Triage allows the emergency department staff to prioritize patients with critical or life-threatening emergencies. The order in which patients are seen is based on the severity of their condition, which may cause delay for patients with an earlier arrival.
Parents and guardians
The Consent for Emergency Treatment form provides your consent to the treatment and/or hospitalization of your child by an emergency medicine physician on staff at Firelands Regional Medical Center in case of any accident or illness that may arise in your absence or unavailability. Please print the form, complete and sign. Return completed form(s) to Firelands Regional Medical Center.
