You hurt your knee. Do you go to the ER? Dr. Schultz gets this text from friends and family two, three, sometimes four times a week, so in this episode he gives you the same knee injury first aid kit he gives them. He walks through the warning signs that mean the emergency room is exactly where you belong (a high-energy injury, a deformed leg, a foot that’s numb or cold, an open wound, a hot swollen knee with a fever), and then what to do when none of those are present. You’ll learn what an ER visit can and can’t tell you (an X-ray shows bone, not your ACL or meniscus), why most people leave with crutches and a referral, and the three things he actually recommends: get off the leg with crutches instead of grabbing a brace, use ice, and take an anti-inflammatory if it’s safe for you.