Medical care for a laceration or cut
When do you need to seek medical care? And what can you do on your own?
You or your kids have an accident with a big cut. What should you do?
First of all, you need to decide whether or not you should seek emergency medical care.
If any of these apply, you need to seek immediate medical care
- The laceration is deeper than 1/4″
- Muscle, fat or bone can be seen in the cut
- The cut crosses a joint and reopens during movements
- The cut is made by a rusty object
- The cut is made by a human or animal bite
- There is a significant amount of blood
- The bleeding doesn’t stop after 10 minutes of direct pressure
- The cut is jagged
- There is a foreign object in the cut
Small cuts that don’t require medical care should be cleaned and bandaged and treat with a triple antibiotic cream.
If the laceration needs medical attention, time is of the essence! Get care as quickly as possible. In transit, apply direct pressure, keep the wound clean, and do not remove foreign objects.
Turnure Medical Group can help with lacerations, cuts and stitches!
Turnure Medical Group Urgent Care
"Taking Good Care of People!"
How Are We Different?
Turnure Medical Group Urgent Care provides acute medical care with love. No one wants to experience a painful medical event. At Turnure Medical, we want to get you in and out quickly and move you towards wholistic healing!
With more than 20 years of experience as an urgent care physician, Dr. Vance VanTassell, MD, combines the best of state of the art medicine with old fashion physician care.
Top quality urgent care services!
Our Urgent Care staff is ACLS certified and our Urgent Care Physicians are experts in Emergency Medicine. It’s like going to the ER without the high cost.
After being seen in the Urgent Care we will forward a medical record (with your permission) of your care to your Primary Care Physician for follow up.
Are urgent care services separate from concierge care?
Yes, our urgent care services are separate from our concierge primary care services.
Do you accept Medi-Cal?
Our Rocklin site does NOT accept Medi-Cal for urgent care services.
Do you accept Medicare?
Our Rocklin site DOES accept Medicare for urgent care services.
Can I see Dr. VanTassell as my primary care physician?
No, Turnure Medical Group Urgent care services only provide acute care needs. For your primary care needs, please consider a concierge primary care membership with Turnure Medical Group.
Are urgent care services included in my concierge membership?
No, urgent care services are separate from the concierge services. Urgent care patients should use their personal insurance plan to cover urgent care needs.
Do you take insurance?
Yes! Turnure Medical Group takes most private insurances as well as Medi-Cal. Call our offices to see if your insurance is accepted at Turnure Medical Group Urgent Care.
Do your doctors do operations?
We perform basic skin procedures (suturing and skin biopsies). We can insert IUDs and nexplanon devices. We can remove ingrown toenails. We can remove skin tags, sebaceous cysts, and most lipomas. We can freeze warts and other unsightly growths. We do not perform any major operations at surgical centers or hospitals.
Can you be my Workman’s Comp doctor?
No. Workman’s Compensation insurance is contracted with specific doctors. We are happy to see you for any health problem or injury you may have regardless of where it occurred; however, if you require extensive treatment related to a workplace injury, a specialty office will probably need to be involved. This usually necessitates a Workman’s Comp provider well-versed in the rules and regulations of the complex Workman’s Comp system.
