RN owners/ER card

amp · Feb 11, 2011

Do you have the Emergency Info card filled out and attached to your seat? Just wondering of the ER crews would even notice it?

Judi · Feb 11, 2011

I did have the mom fill it out with the last kids.

In my area, I doubt the first responders or fire fighters would notice.

christineka · Feb 11, 2011

I filled it out for my ds' first radian. After that I haven't. I keep changing which kid is in which seat and then the kids change, it's too unstable for me to bother with.

BabyKaykes · Feb 11, 2011

No, and I doubt they'd look.

andre149 · Feb 11, 2011

I'm pretty sure ours is filled out... and sitting in the house somewhere

I highly doubt that anyone in our area would even think to look for it... they would probably be gawking over the fact that a nearly 3yo is rear facing too much to do so, pathetically.

leighi123 · Feb 11, 2011

I have mine on there. I have no idea if they would look or not, but it does say on the side of the seat that the info is on the back of the seat. Its a pretty obvious thing hanging down.

I hope they would look at it in an emergency, it has Levi's allergy info on there (I need to get him one of those bracelets too)

manateesmom · Feb 11, 2011

Mine is filled out.

My understanding is that emergency responders are supposed to transport DS, seat and all, out of the vehicle. If he's involved in an accident, they're supposed to remove the seat with him in it, before assessing him for injuries. So the card is more obvious with the seat removed from the vehicle.

urchin_grey · Feb 11, 2011

Mine is in my glove box.

I keep meaning to fill it out.

Mae · Feb 11, 2011

Mine is filled out and used, but hung in a different spot since we aren't using the Radians anymore.

I like the comfort of having them, since the kids I transport aren't my own. I'd like the parents to be notified ASAP if I should be unable to call them.

It's hanging like this on the other side, too, because I'm using a FR85.

urchin_grey · Feb 11, 2011

Oh that's clever! I think I'll hang mine like that too. I doubt anyone would ever notice it on the back of his seat, especially since the top part of his seat is between the front seats.

Mae · Feb 11, 2011

urchin_grey said:
Oh that's clever! I think I'll hang mine like that too. I doubt anyone would ever notice it on the back of his seat, especially since the top part of his seat is between the front seats.

For the RFing seats, I was going to loop the plastic loop around the FF tether anchor, that way it would hang down kind of in front and it might have been more noticeable. Decided it wouldn't be as noticeable in my car (tether anchor is too far back), so I did this instead.

That'd be worth a shot! Or you could just tie a string as a "replacement" type loop, then it'd hang down further from the TA, thus be more noticeable.

I decided that I was ok with where it was, so I didn't hang it from the TA.

emthecountrycat · Feb 11, 2011

my sons is filled out on the back of his seat. In the trunk since it was crashed and there is nothing on his current seat.....

I too thought they were supposed to take the child seat and all.

Mae · Feb 11, 2011

emthecountrycat said:
I too thought they were supposed to take the child seat and all.

Yeah, they're supposed to. Good point. That's a flaw in my theory.

Good thing I have extra RN cards; perhaps I'll go add a card to their seats, too.

Kyras_Mama · Feb 11, 2011

No. Our radian is fairly new and I've been debating about filling it out or not since our girls swap off on who's in what seat so frequently.

AtTheSouthDam · Feb 11, 2011

No, mine's not filled out.

I do, however, have MATT stickers stuck to all the seats. I figure that is what they lookfor around her and RN tag may get missed.

all together ooky · Feb 12, 2011

No, mine's not filled out. I always thought that the EMTs aren't supposed to assume that it's the right child in the seat. Like, it could be a different child or the info could be outdated or maybe you brought a friend's kid?

leighi123 · Feb 12, 2011

The instructions on the ER card say to include a recent photo of the child, so that would help verify that the info on the card matches the child in the seat. If you have more than one kid that uses that seat, you could fill out more than one ER card and staple the kids photo to each form, and then stick them all in the plastic thing.

mommy-medic · Feb 12, 2011

If there were a wreck with adults unable to provide info on kids, we wont be looking for tags. Also, if adults are unconscious bystanders usually snatch kids out of cars before we get there.

Unfortunately most responders are not trained at all on car seats.

andre149 · Feb 12, 2011

mommy-medic said:
Also, if adults are unconscious bystanders usually snatch kids out of cars before we get there.

This makes me so mad! My dad is a first responder, and I know that it's reality... but seriously, how many brain cells does it take to not take a child out of a restraint device after an accident! I understand most people don't get it, and if you chose to move your own child that is your choice... but keep your hands off my kids! Ok, rant over

lol

babyherder · Feb 12, 2011

I'd fill out the card with contact info even if you're not sure which kid would be in the seat in case of an accident. Just in case someone sees it I'd write down whoever you would want called if you were unconscious.

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