WHAT TO DO IN AN EMERGENCY WITH YOUR KIDS
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Precautionary Measures: Necessary Materials
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Keep a complete description of your child.
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Take color photographs of your child every six months.
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Keep copies of your child’s fingerprints.
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Keep a sample of your child’s DNA.
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Know where your child’s medical records are located.
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Have your dentist prepare and maintain dental charts for your child.
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What You Should Do In Case Your Child Is Missing:
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Immediately report your child missing to your local law enforcement agency.
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Ask the law enforcement agency to enter your child into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Missing Persons File.
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Limit access to your home until law enforcement arrives and has the opportunity to collect possible evidence.
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Give law enforcement investigators all information you have on your child including fingerprints, photographs, complete description and the facts and circumstances related to the disappearance.
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Call NCMEC at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678)
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