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What we treat on Koh Phi Phi

Everything Doctor Phi Phi Takecare Clinic does on Koh Phi Phi, on one page. Both branches are open
24 hours, every day and open around the clock, including public holidays. Walk into whichever is closer, or ask for a
doctor hotel visit — on an island where every journey is on
foot, that is a practical question rather than a luxury.

If you are not sure what you need, start here

Most people do not arrive knowing which page applies to them. They arrive having burned a hand,
or with a fever that started this morning, or worried about a friend. Describe what happened on the
phone and we will tell you whether it needs a visit, a hotel call, or a crossing to the mainland —
and roughly what it will cost — before you commit to anything. That conversation is free and happens
at any hour.

Medical services in Koh Phi Phi

• Walk-In Clinic in Koh Phi Phi — No appointment needed. See an English-speaking doctor at any hour, day or night.
• 24 Hour Emergency Care in Koh Phi Phi — A doctor on site around the clock for injuries, high fever and sudden illness.
• Doctor Hotel Visit in Koh Phi Phi — A doctor comes to your hotel or hostel in Tonsai Village, Loh Dalum or Long Beach.
• Evacuation and Hospital Transfer in Koh Phi Phi — Ferry, speedboat and ambulance coordination to Krabi or Phuket when you need a hospital.
• IV Drip Therapy in Koh Phi Phi — Rehydration and vitamin drips for hangovers, heat, stomach illness and exhaustion.
• Burn Treatment in Koh Phi Phi — Fire show and fire rope burns assessed, cleaned and dressed properly.
• Wound Dressing in Koh Phi Phi — Clean, re-dress and check any wound for infection. Daily changes welcome.
• Stitches and Laceration Repair in Koh Phi Phi — Cuts closed properly with stitches or skin glue to limit scarring.
• Suture Removal in Koh Phi Phi — Stitches removed on schedule, even if they were put in somewhere else.
• Minor Surgery in Koh Phi Phi — Abscess drainage, ingrown toenails, and removal of urchin spines and foreign bodies.
• Rabies Vaccination in Koh Phi Phi — Post-exposure shots started immediately after a monkey, dog or cat bite.
• Travel Vaccinations in Koh Phi Phi — Tetanus, hepatitis A and B, typhoid and influenza while you are here.
• STD Testing in Koh Phi Phi — Discreet, same-day sexual health screening with private results.
• HIV Testing in Koh Phi Phi — Rapid HIV testing with a confidential result in about twenty minutes.
• PEP and PrEP in Koh Phi Phi — HIV prevention medication. PEP must start within 72 hours of exposure.
• Blood Tests in Koh Phi Phi — Same-visit bloods including dengue, malaria, CBC, liver and kidney panels.
• Dive Medical and Fitness to Dive in Koh Phi Phi — PADI and SSI medical clearance, plus assessment after a difficult dive.
• Medical Certificate in Koh Phi Phi — Fit-to-fly, fit-to-dive, work permit and sick-leave certificates.
• Travel Insurance Claims in Koh Phi Phi — Itemised receipts and medical reports formatted for your insurer.
• Ear Wax Removal in Koh Phi Phi — Blocked ears cleared safely — common after days of diving and swimming.
• Nebulizer Treatment in Koh Phi Phi — Fast airway relief for asthma flare-ups, wheezing and chest tightness.
• Prescription Refill in Koh Phi Phi — Replace medication lost, soaked on a boat, or left behind on the mainland.

Conditions we treat, grouped by how people arrive

Things the sea does to you

• Coral cut treatment in Koh Phi Phi — Coral and reef wounds cleaned out properly so they do not turn septic.
• Sea urchin spine treatment in Koh Phi Phi — Spines removed and the wound checked, rather than left to fester.
• Jellyfish sting treatment in Koh Phi Phi — Correct first aid, pain control and watching for a serious reaction.
• Ear barotrauma treatment in Koh Phi Phi — Dive squeeze and failed equalising assessed before you get back in the water.

Heat, sun and long days outside

• Sunburn treatment in Koh Phi Phi — Severe and blistering sunburn cooled, dressed and assessed for burn depth.
• Heat exhaustion treatment in Koh Phi Phi — Cooling and IV fluids after the viewpoint climb — and the signs of heat stroke.
• Skin rash treatment in Koh Phi Phi — Heat rash, fungal rashes and allergic reactions identified and calmed.
• Pink eye treatment in Koh Phi Phi — Contagious conjunctivitis diagnosed and treated before it goes round the hostel.

Stomach and fever

• Dengue fever treatment in Koh Phi Phi — High fever with body aches in Krabi needs a dengue test before any painkiller.
• Fever treatment in Koh Phi Phi — A fever over 38C in the tropics is checked properly, not just medicated.
• Food poisoning treatment in Koh Phi Phi — Vomiting and cramps settled with fluids, anti-nausea medication and rest.
• Traveller’s diarrhoea treatment in Koh Phi Phi — Rehydration and the right medication — which is not always an anti-diarrhoeal.
• Urinary tract infection treatment in Koh Phi Phi — Burning and urgency confirmed by urine test and treated the same visit.

Ears, nose and throat

• Ear infection treatment in Koh Phi Phi — Swimmer’s ear is the commonest diving complaint here. Painful ears seen the same day.
• Sinus infection treatment in Koh Phi Phi — Facial pressure and blocked nose after flying or diving, treated properly.
• Sore throat treatment in Koh Phi Phi — Swab and treat strep throat, or confirm it is viral and save the antibiotics.

Injuries, bites and infections

• Fire show burn treatment in Koh Phi Phi — Fire rope and fire poi burns cleaned, assessed for depth and dressed.
• Monkey and animal bite treatment in Koh Phi Phi — Monkey Beach bites washed, assessed and started on rabies cover.
• Insect bite treatment in Koh Phi Phi — Infected or badly swollen bites treated, including ticks and centipedes.
• Sprained ankle treatment in Koh Phi Phi — Falls on the viewpoint steps and the pier assessed, strapped and reviewed.
• Cellulitis treatment in Koh Phi Phi — Spreading redness around a wound is urgent. Antibiotics started immediately.
• Alcohol poisoning treatment in Koh Phi Phi — Buckets are stronger than they taste. Assessment, fluids and observation.

The things worth knowing before you need them

• A monkey scratch counts. Rabies treatment is time-critical and starts the same day — rabies vaccination.
• Do not take ibuprofen for a fever here until dengue has been excluded.
• A burn wants twenty minutes of cool running water before anything else — burn treatment.
• An ear that hurt on descent ends the diving until it has been looked at — ear barotrauma.
• Any open wound stays out of the sea. That is how most cellulitis here starts.

Part of the Takecare network

Doctor Phi Phi Takecare Clinic is part of Takecare Clinic group across Krabi and Phuket, so treatment that begins on the
island carries on without repetition if you move to Krabi, Phuket or Bangkok.

When the answer is hospital rather than clinic

Call 1669 and call us at the same time for chest pain, breathlessness at rest,
stroke symptoms, a head injury with vomiting or confusion, uncontrolled bleeding, a seizure, a
near-drowning, or anybody who cannot be roused. There is no hospital on Koh Phi Phi, so every one of
those means a crossing — see evacuation and hospital transfer.
Calling early costs nothing and is the single thing that most changes how these end.