If you or someone you're with is having a medical emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.

In the United States:

Medical emergency: 911
Suicide and crisis lifeline: 988 (call or text)
Poison control: 1-800-222-1222

Outside the US, contact your local emergency services.

Inciteful Med is a research tool. It takes minutes to produce a report and isn't designed to handle emergencies. Don't wait on a research run when something is acutely wrong.

When to use Inciteful Med after an emergency

Once the immediate crisis is handled, Inciteful Med can help with the next steps:

Understanding what happened
Following along in the ER
Researching the diagnosis you were given
Preparing questions for follow-up appointments
Comparing treatment options going forward

For some help on doing this well, see Talking to your doctor about a report from Inciteful Med.