24/7 Emergency Room in Irving, TX
A bone that is broken, crooked, or will not bear weight needs an X-ray, not a wait-and-see. Digital X-ray and CT on-site with results in minutes, open 24/7, no appointment needed.
A fracture is a break in the bone, and a bad sprain can feel exactly like one. According to MedlinePlus, imaging is the only reliable way to tell them apart. Guessing wrong means walking on a break for days and risking a bone that heals crooked.
Time matters for another reason. Swelling builds fast after an injury, and a bone that needs to be set is far easier to treat in the first hours than after the joint balloons.
Our emergency room in Irving has digital X-ray and CT on-site, with a physician reading results in minutes. Most patients go from the door to a diagnosis in under an hour.
Medically reviewed by the ER of Irving Medical Team | Updated: July 2026
The first two mean call 911. For everything else, come straight in. An X-ray settles it either way.
An open fracture is an infection emergency. Cover it, do not push it back, and call 911.
If the neck or back may be hurt, do not move the person. Call 911 and keep them still.
Bent, twisted, or a bump where there should not be one. Deformity means a break until proven otherwise.
Tingling or a pale, cold hand or foot below the injury can mean a pinched nerve or blood vessel.
If three steps are impossible right after an ankle or leg injury, get an X-ray.
A pop or crack at the moment of injury, followed by fast swelling, points to a break.
Bruising that spreads over hours, with pain at one specific spot on the bone.
Kids break at growth plates, which do not always look dramatic. When in doubt, image it.
Fracture care moves in order: control pain first, image next, then protect the bone. Plan on about an hour for most visits.
A nurse assesses the injury within minutes of your arrival, not hours.
Medication and splint support start before imaging. The physician checks nerves and blood flow below the break.
On-site imaging with results read in minutes. CT catches subtle breaks an X-ray can miss.
We realign what needs realigning, splint or cast the bone, and arrange orthopedic follow-up if needed.
Treatment depends on the break. Simple fractures get a splint or cast and heal on their own. Displaced bones may need a closed reduction, where the physician realigns the bone under pain medication before splinting.
Every fracture visit starts with on-site digital X-ray or CT to map the break exactly. For children, our pediatric emergency team pays special attention to growth plates.
Complex breaks that need surgery are stabilized here first, then referred to an orthopedic surgeon with imaging already done. You leave with the bone protected, pain controlled, and a clear plan.
Where you go decides how fast the bone gets set. Here is the honest breakdown.
Bone through the skin, a possible neck or back injury, or a limb that is cold and pale below the break. Do not drive.
Deformity, numbness, a child's injury near a joint, or any break that may need realignment. We image and set bones 24/7.
Urgent care can X-ray and splint a simple fracture. It cannot realign displaced bones or run CT, and most close at night.
Emergency physicians diagnose and treat fractures, supported by on-site X-ray and CT. At ER of Irving, a board-certified emergency physician examines the injury, orders imaging, realigns displaced bones when needed, and applies the splint. Breaks that need surgery are stabilized and referred to an orthopedic surgeon.
Urgent care can handle some simple fractures with an X-ray and a splint. Displaced breaks, open fractures, injuries with numbness, and most children’s fractures need ER-level care. Our emergency room in Irving images and treats all fracture types 24 hours a day.
You usually cannot tell without an X-ray. A snap at the moment of injury, visible deformity, and inability to bear weight all point to a break, but a bad sprain can swell and hurt just as much. Imaging is the only reliable answer.
When imaging rules out a break, the injury is usually soft tissue, and muscle strain recovery runs on a different timeline than bone healing.
Yes. We treat pediatric fractures around the clock, including growth-plate injuries near joints. Children’s bones heal fast, which makes a correct early diagnosis more important, not less. Bring your child in for any injury they refuse to use or put weight on.
Most do not. Simple breaks heal in a cast or splint over several weeks. Surgery is usually reserved for bones broken in several places, breaks that will not stay aligned, or fractures through a joint. Imaging tells us which kind yours is, and we arrange the referral if needed.
The sooner a fracture is imaged and set, the better it heals. Walk in any time, day or night. No appointment needed.
