About Instruction Sheets

It's practically impossible to parent a child from infancy to adolescence without encountering a situation, be it minor or major, that requires medical attention either at home or by a health care professional. But we've taken the guesswork out of what to do in some common scenarios. Check out these sheets - or print them to keep in a folder for easy access - to help you handle some common childhood emergencies and less serious, but still scary, situations:

• Allergic Reactions
• Animal Bites
• Broken Bones
• Burns
• Cuts
• Falls
• Frostbite
• Heat Exhaustion and Heatstroke
• Insect Stings
• Knocked-Out Tooth
• Nosebleeds
• Poison Ivy/Oak/Sumac
• Seizures
• Spider Bites
• Strains and Sprains
• Sunburn
• Tick Bites

Also, keep these sheets on hand or posted to the fridge:

• Emergency Contact Sheet
• Emergency Contact Sheet (Travel Size)