What would happen if you were involved in a motor vehicle accident with your child in the car and were unable to tell emergency personnel who your child was?  Or what if your child was in the car with another adult, like a grandparent or babysitter, and involved in a motor vehicle accident, how would emergency personnel be able to identify your child?  It is a scary thing to think about and probably not something anyone of us really do think about.  I know I didn't really think about it before today. 

If the adult in the vehicle with a small child is unable to communicate with emergency personnel there needs to be some way for the EMTs to identify your child.  The best way to ensure people will know who your child is and who to call in the case of an emergency is to put that information on their carseat.  By putting a sticker with your child's name, date of birth, address, your name/spouse's name, all contact numbers for you/your spouse, as well as an emergency contact emergency workers will be able to quickly identify your child, contact the necessary parties and begin treating your child quickly.

No one likes to think about terrible things happening but sometimes they do.  The best thing you can do for your child is be prepared.  Putting your child's identity on their carseat can save their life. 

You can obtain specially designed stickers from the Department of Transportation by calling 1-800-552-8522.  Emergency workers know to look for these stickers on child safety seats.