Free printable checklist
Do not wait for the ER to find the important information.
Use this one-page starter checklist to gather the basics your family would need first: meds, doctors, insurance, contacts, documents, pets, bills, and wishes.
No account needed. This free checklist is a starter, not legal, medical, financial, or estate-planning advice.
The Echo Box
Family Emergency Checklist
The one page your family can open before they start guessing.
1. Who to call first
- Primary emergency contact
- Backup family contact
- Neighbor or person with a key
- Doctor, attorney, employer, or care manager
2. Doctors and medications
- Primary doctor and specialists
- Current medications and doses
- Allergies and medical devices
- Preferred pharmacy
3. Insurance and IDs
- Health insurance or Medicare cards
- Policy numbers and phone numbers
- Photo ID location
- Where copies are stored
4. Bills and accounts
- Mortgage, rent, utilities, phone
- Important due dates
- Subscriptions to pause or cancel
- Where payment information is kept
5. Documents and keys
- Will, trust, POA, advance directive
- Birth certificate, passport, car title
- Safe, lockbox, spare key, garage code hint
- Attorney or document contact
6. Home, pets, and wishes
- Pet food, vet, routines, and caregivers
- Home shutoffs, alarm, plants, vehicles
- Care preferences your family should know
- One message you do not want left unsaid
Tonight's conversation starter
"If you had to go to the hospital tonight, what would you want me to know first? I do not want us guessing in a hard moment."