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5 Ways to Avoid the ER: Tips to Prevent Emergency Hospital Visits From Doctors and Experts

Closer reveals tips from doctors and experts to help prevent emergency hospital visits, from getting checkups to making healthy food choices.

“Getting a yearly checkup gives your doctor the opportunity to do necessary screenings and to potentially identify problems that put you at risk for things like obesity and hypertension,” says Dr. Stephen Russell of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Combining over-the-counter medications, supplements and prescriptions without consulting a doctor can lead to severe complications, including [but not limited to] internal bleeding or organ damage.” “The body you live in has to be taken care of just like your house, your car and any other possession you own,” Dr. Peter B. Craig, an emergency medicine physician operating in Austin, Texas, told Medium.

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