Insurance cards. Medications and doses. The pediatrician, the vet, the alarm code, the account list, who to call first. Most families keep this in four drawers, two phones, and one person's memory.
The Family Emergency Binder puts it in one place, in a format a stressed person can actually use at 2 a.m. — because that's when it will be used.
What goes in it
• Emergency contacts and who to call first
• Medical information — conditions, medications and doses, doctors
• Insurance cards and policy numbers
• IDs and vital documents — or where the originals live
• Home information — utility shutoffs, alarm codes, service providers
• A grab-and-go list for the first 72 hours
• Pet information
• A note for whoever opens this binder — where everything else is