Emergency Information: Traveling With Children
This document will help you in an emergency. Print out two copies and fill in the blanks. Keep one copy with you, and give one
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First-Aid Kit for Family Travel
Use this checklist to make sure you have adequate supplies for dealing with minor medical problems while traveling with children. You can pack the items
Hypothermia
Our bodies carefully regulate our internal temperature to a precise degree. In hot weather, we sweat to cool off. In cold weather, we generate additional
Road Rage: When Stress Hits the Highway
In Truckee, California, 25-year-old Timothy Brooks flew into a rage after another car cut him off on the highway. He followed the offending car to
Car Trips With Kids: Are We There Yet?
They poke, they complain, they have a strange need to use the restroom every 20 minutes, and they have almost no sense of time and
Altitude Sickness (Acute Mountain Sickness)
Ever exercised in the mountains? You probably noticed that oxygen can be a little thin up there. At 10,000 feet, for example, the air has
West Nile Virus
When summer plunges into its hottest months, West Nile virus and the mosquitoes that carry the disease make their unwelcome presence felt in the United
Holiday Stress
Dashing to the mall, in a run-down Chevrolet. Into debt we fall, for the 10th straight holiday. Bill and Bob and Kate, arrive on the
Adult Immunizations
Do adults really need immunizations? That’s right, immunizations aren’t just for kids. In fact, it may be time for you to catch up on some