Know Your Local Hospitals

As my family found out the hard way last year, not all hospital emergency rooms are equipped for or capable of handling pediatric emergencies.  For example, our two year old was sent home with a broken elbow because the emergency room doctor was afraid to properly examine her and the radiologist could not properly read her x-ray; broken and fractured bones are sometimes harder to read on children.  Know ahead of time which hospitals in your area have a Pediatric Emergency Room, and have the phone number and driving directions in your home and in your car, so that you know exactly where to go in an emergency. 
As I also recently discovered when I scalded myself with burning hot oil following a Christmas night deep fryer explosion, it is a good idea to know which hospitals in your area have burn units, as the last thing you want to do when you are in pain is waste time trying to figure out where to go.