Medical Disclaimer and Emergency Guidance
CalmCheck is a symptom-support tool. It is not a doctor, does not diagnose disease, and should never replace urgent or routine medical care when you need it.
What CalmCheck can do
CalmCheck can help you organize symptom text, apply a red-flag safety screen, and return a calm explanation for non-emergency inputs. It is designed to reduce anxiety loops, not to replace clinicians.
What CalmCheck cannot do
- It cannot perform a physical exam.
- It cannot review labs, imaging, or vital signs unless you manually describe them.
- It cannot diagnose you with certainty.
- It cannot monitor you in real time or dispatch emergency services for you.
- It cannot tell whether a seemingly mild symptom will later turn serious.
When to stop using CalmCheck and get help
Stop relying on CalmCheck and get urgent medical help if symptoms are severe, rapidly worsening, or feel seriously wrong to you, even if the app is uncertain or has not flagged them yet.
Red-flag examples already screened by the current Safety Gate
- Chest pain that spreads to the arm or jaw.
- A sudden worst headache of your life.
- Stroke-like patterns such as slurred speech with one-sided weakness or facial droop.
- Coughing or vomiting blood.
- Fever with stiff neck and light sensitivity.
- Fainting, blacking out, or nearly fainting.
- Suicidal or self-harm statements.
This list is not complete. A symptom can still be urgent even if it does not match one of those patterns.
Mental health crisis warning
CalmCheck is not a crisis service. If you are in danger, thinking about self-harm, or believe someone else may be in immediate danger, contact emergency services or immediate crisis support in your area.
Routine care still matters
Even when something is not an emergency, you should still contact a licensed clinician when symptoms persist, keep returning, interfere with daily life, or simply worry you enough that you need a real medical opinion.