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First kid - "be careful he doesn't trip and fall"

Second kid - "Oh, he tripped and fell. are you ok?"

Third kid - (BAM CRASH Cry from upstairs) - "oh, he's fine. crying means he's fine."

"Crying means he's alive. I only worry when there's silence."

Fourth kid - scream "I hope your head did not damage the floor!!"

(quickest way to make a child stop screaming BTW)

Yes, I even know people around here that would let dogs lick wounds, -said it healed them. And this is at the top of the world. For some reason I never wanted to try that (I use Iodine in water or alcohold : )

I couldn't bring myself to go as far as letting a dog lick a wound, but these days the Mayo Clinic is advising against using disinfectants like iodine or alcohol; just make sure it's clean and apply a sterile bandage. Rationale: disinfectants do kill bacteria, but applied to an open wound they also kill white blood cells; apparently it's a net negative.

There is an excellent standup comedy routine on being the youngest child and surviving until teens. I'll link to it when I could recollect who did it.