Do you have any of the following symptoms that require emergency treatment? Call 911 or other emergency services immediately.

• Pain in the upper back with chest pain that is crushing, squeezing, or feels like a heavy weight on your chest or that occurs with any other symptoms of a heart attack
• Signs of shock
• Back pain that follows a severe injury, such as a:
  • •Motor vehicle accident
  • •Fall from a height of 15ft or higher
  • •Major sports-related injury
  • •Direct blow to the spine with a moving object
  • •Forceful strike on top of the head
  • •Very hard fall on the buttocks that sent pain into your back
  • •Penetrating injury, such as a gunshot wound or stab wound
• Symptoms of a spinal cord injury immediately following a back injury, including:
  • •Loss of bowel or bladder control
  • •Weakness in the legs
  • •Numbness or tingling in the buttocks, genital area, or legs