Emergency & essentials
The pages a paramedic or new doctor needs in the first minute.
- About my parent: the basics every form asks for
- Fridge emergency sheet with allergies and contacts
- Doctors and care team, with what each one treats
For adult children caring for a mom or dad
Medicines on a sticky note, doctors in your phone, insurance cards in a drawer, and three siblings asking the same questions. This large-print binder puts your parent's whole care picture in one place, so the next appointment, emergency or hand-over is calm instead of chaotic.
Instant PDF download. Set it up in one afternoon.
Sound familiar?
When a parent needs more help, the information piles up fast: new prescriptions, specialists, bills, passwords, who is driving to which appointment. Many families keep it in five different places, and it fails at the worst moment, in the ER waiting room. A simple printed binder is still the thing paramedics, nurses and siblings can all use.
Paramedics look at the fridge first. That is where your emergency sheet belongs.
What's inside
Start with the emergency pages, then add the rest as you go. Print extra copies of the logs whenever you need them.
The pages a paramedic or new doctor needs in the first minute.
Know what is taken, when, and what changed.
Get more out of short appointments and be ready for a hospital stay.
The practical side that keeps everything running.
Why it works
No jargon, no tiny boxes, no 80-page system to learn.
15-point text and wide writing lines, so your parent can read and use it too.
The start page shows what to fill in today and what can wait.
Print a copy for each sibling, carer or day center.
Document pages record where things are kept, not full account numbers.
A look inside
Navy and gold, no clutter, big tick boxes and clear headings.
Pick Letter or A4 and print it. A 1-inch ring binder and a few sheet protectors are all you need.
About my parent, the emergency sheet, doctors, medicines and insurance. Put a copy of the emergency sheet on the fridge.
Update the medication list and log after each visit. Reprint the logs whenever you run out.
No. It is an organizer for your family's own information. Always follow the advice of your parent's doctors and pharmacist.
Yes. The pages work at home, in assisted living and for long-distance caregivers who coordinate by phone.
No. It is a printable PDF you download right after purchase. Print it at home, at a library or at any print shop, as many copies as your family needs.
Both. You get a US Letter file and an A4 file, so it prints correctly in the US, the UK, Europe and Australia.
Body text is about 15 point in Atkinson Hyperlegible, a typeface designed for low-vision readers, with wide lines and big tick boxes for easy writing.
It is designed to be printed and written by hand. You can also write on it in a PDF app that supports handwriting or text notes.
One afternoon of setup, and every appointment, hand-over and emergency gets easier.
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