If you have an Android phone, your kids may be unable to get Google Assistant to call emergency services. You can call numbers in your contacts by voice, even when your phone is locked.

"We have to teach our kids what to do in an emergency," one doctor says — though getting through password-protected phones makes it difficult. Most kids struggle to recognize an emergency and ...

Kids need to know how to call 911, but it isn't as simple as when we were children. ... “Location, names, phone numbers, and then what the emergency is,” said Ochalik.

Is TikTok empowering or endangering the health of kids and teens in the U.S.? As an emergency physician, I often ask myself ...

Heart attacks, strokes, convulsions and collapses… they’re not exactly fun, frivolous topics to tackle, especially if you’re talking to young children. But it’s important that your kids ...

There are some simple steps parents can take to keep kids safe in an emergency.

David Hession crosses his arms in front of a group of 23 squirmy sixth-graders at Chicago’s Mark T. Skinner School and waits for the answer to his question: “When you call 911, what are some things ...

Kids accessing phones during school day not only distracts from learning but also from paying attention to emergency instructions By Melinda Person and Craig Apple Oct 30, 2024 Credit: Getty Images.