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For Parents: Start Recording Your Child’s Medical History Now
Cheree Cleghorn | November 10, 2009
Via the HealthDay column at U.S. News & World Report, the Nemours Foundation recommends that parents can save precious moments during a child’s health crisis by keeping an ongoing record of the child’s medical history.
According to Nemours, the record should contain:
- Any allergies your child has to foods, medications, insect bites or substances.
- All medications (both over-the-counter and prescription) that your child takes.
- Any previous health conditions or illnesses, such as asthma or diabetes.
- Information about any hospital stays, prior surgeries or past procedures.
- A record of your child’s immunizations.
- Your child’s current height and weight.
Florida-based Nemours Foundation publishes the website, KidsHealth.org.
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