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To expedite appropriate care and treatment,
please bring all X-rays, reports and medical information regarding your injury
to your scheduled appointment. Please arrive approximately 20 minutes prior
to your first clinic visit to allow ample time for the completion of the necessary
demographic information and medical history.
Each patient's time is extremely valuable and
no one should be kept waiting. However, unanticipated problems or emergencies
can put a clinic schedule behind. A patient can greatly assist our office
in keeping clinic waits to a minimum by having all appropriate medical records,
x-ray studies and insurance information at the time of their check-in.
If a patient must cancel an appointment please
give as early notice as possible so that other patients may have the opportunity
to take advantage of the time slot.
Dr. Dettling shares "call" with other orthopedic
surgeons in the Las Vegas area. If an issue arises after hours, please call
his office (702-877-6781) where the answering service will put you through
to the surgeon on call. If an emergency arises, the patient should go directly
to the nearest emergency room where they will be evaluated by an emergency
room attendant.
Prescriptions are given to patients while in
the office. Prescriptions may be occasionally refilled over the phone ("called
in") on a case-by-case basis. Refills of medications, in particular narcotics
are not made after hours or by the on-call physician. If your pain is increased
or requires additional narcotic medication after clinic hours we suggest you
go to a local quick care or emergency room for evaluation of the increased
discomfort.
Emergency conditions will be seen immediately
during regular office hours. Non-emergent injuries will be scheduled within
48 hours and elective clinic visits will be scheduled within 1 week.
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