When should you go to hospital for a headache? A doctor explains how to tell if it's an emergency
- Written by: Natasha Yates, Assistant Professor, General Practice, Bond University
www.shutterstock.comI waited for hours in emergency last night with this dreadful headache, but eventually gave up and left. Should I have kept waiting at the hospital?
This is a surprisingly common scenario I encounter as a general practitioner. If you’re wondering how bad your headache needs to be to go to hospital, here’s the advice...