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
- Asthma Flare-Ups
- Broken Bones
- Burns
- Chest Pain
- Chickenpox
- Choking
- Common Cold
- Constipation
- Cough
- Croup
- Cuts
- Dehydration
- Dental Injuries
- Diaper Rash
- Diarrhea
- Dislocations
- Earaches
- Eye Injuries
- Fainting
- Falls
- Febrile Seizures
- Fever
- Flu
- Frostbite
- Head Injuries
- Head Lice
- Headaches
- Heat Illness
- Insect Stings and Bites
- Nosebleeds
- Pinkeye
- Poison Ivy/Oak/Sumac
- Poisoning
- Rashes
- Ringworm
- Seizures
- Skin Infections
- Sore Throat
- Spider Bites
- Splinters
- Stiff Neck
- Stomachaches
- Strains and Sprains
- Sunburn
- Tick Bites
- Urination Pain
- Vomiting
- Warts
Also, keep this sheet on hand or posted to the fridge: