Are you having mild difficulty breathing?

Are you having trouble talking or swallowing normally?

Are you drooling and having trouble swallowing your own saliva?

Is your baby age 3 months or younger having any difficulty breathing, even from nasal stuffiness?

Are you having trouble breathing through your nose because of nasal stuffiness, but you are able to breathe through your mouth without difficulty?

Have you had mild difficulty breathing off and on through your nose for 24 hours?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Can you see bone or pieces of bones in your wound or sticking out of your wound?

Do you have an object stuck in a cut or puncture wound?

Do you have a cut or puncture wound more than deep and long with jagged edges or the cut gapes open? Note: Most deep cuts need to be evaluated by a doctor and should be stitched, stapled, or closed with skin adhesives within 6 to 8 hours after the injury. Some cuts that require closure can be closed as long as 24 hours after the injury. For more information, see are stitches, staples, or skin adhesives necessary?

Do you have a cut on the face, eyelids, lips, or another area that you are worried may scar?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Does your cheekbone, nose, or eye socket look misshapen?

Do you have double vision?

Did a lot of facial swelling develop within 30 minutes after a facial injury?

Do you have moderate facial swelling after 12 hours of home treatment?

Do you have facial swelling with any signs of infection?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Do you have a broken jawbone with open skin over the fracture site?

Do you have a broken jawbone and loose teeth?

Do you have a broken jawbone and bleeding in the mouth?

Do you have a broken jawbone, and your teeth are out of alignment (malocclusion)?

Is your jaw locked in an open or closed position and you cannot unlock it?

Is your lower lip numb?

Do you have one or two spots of tenderness (focal pain) in your jaw?

Are you having trouble moving your jaw normally, such as opening or closing your mouth?

Have you had painful clicking, popping, or grating when you open and close your jaw for longer than 24 hours?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Do you have severe pain?

Do you have moderate pain?

Do you still have mild pain after 24 hours of home treatment?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Do you have bruising or discoloration behind an ear or around both your eyes that was not caused by a direct injury to your ears or eyes?

Did a lot of facial bruising develop within 30 minutes of a facial injury?

Do you have jaw pain and bruising under your tongue?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Do you think that a facial injury may have been caused by abuse?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Do you have diabetes?

Do you have a disease or take a medicine that causes problems with your immune system?

Do you have red streaks extending from a facial wound?

Do you have increased redness or warmth near a facial wound?

Do you have pus in or around a facial wound?

Do you know or think you have a fever?

Have you had mild pain and swelling with redness less than around a facial wound for 24 hours or longer?

Have you had swollen glands (lymph nodes) in the neck or behind your ear for 24 hours or longer?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Do you have facial numbness or tingling?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Were you cut by something clean and your last tetanus shot was longer than 10 years ago?Note: Something is clean if it does not have dirt, soil, spit, or feces on it. Examples include a broken water glass, a kitchen knife, or sewing scissors.

Were you cut by something dirty and your last tetanus shot was longer than 5 years ago?Note: Something is dirty if it has dirt, soil, spit, or feces on it. Examples include a garden tool, a dirty nail, or a piece of glass that has been buried in the dirt.

Are you not sure if you were cut by something clean or dirty and your last tetanus shot was longer than 5 years ago?

Are you not sure when you had your last tetanus shot?

Did you not get the first series of tetanus shots?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

You have answered "Yes" to a question that indicates you may need immediate care. Call your health professional now to discuss your symptoms and arrange for your care.

• Symptoms are likely to worsen without medical care.
• If you do not have a health professional, seek emergency care.
• Emergency transportation is not needed. However, if you are not able to travel safely either by driving yourself or having someone else drive you, call an ambulance.

You do not need to answer any of the other questions.

You have answered "Yes" to a question that indicates you need to call your health professional to discuss your symptoms and arrange for care.

• An appointment today is usually needed.
• Symptoms are unlikely to improve without medical care.

Return to the Check Your Symptoms section and answer the questions. You may need to see a health professional sooner if you have other more serious symptoms.

You have answered "Yes" to a question that indicates you may wait to see if your symptoms improve over the next 24 hours (or the specified time period). If symptoms improve, no appointment is needed.

• If symptoms do not improve after 24 hours (or the specified time period), an appointment within the next 24 hours is usually needed.
• If appropriate, try home treatment to relieve your symptoms.
• Check your symptoms in 24 hours, or sooner if there is any change.
• Call your health professional if symptoms get worse.

Return to the Check Your Symptoms section and answer the questions. You may need to see a health professional sooner if you have other more serious symptoms.