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Safety
SAFETY TIPS TO KEEP KIDS SAFE FROM HOT CAR DEATHS
Fifty-two children died in hot org, there are three primary circum- 3. Someone knowingly leaving a cars nationwide in 2018 of pe- stances resulting in deaths of children child in the vehicle: There is no safe diatric vehicular heatstroke — in hot cars. Knowing what they are amount of time to leave a child in a more than any other year on record can help you avoid them. vehicle, even if you are just running a in the past 20 years. Experts say quick errand. Even on mild or cloudy that these tragic deaths are entirely 1. A caregiver forgetting a child in days, temperatures inside vehicles can preventable. a vehicle: Leaving a child behind in a reach life-threatening levels. Leaving parked vehicle is an often-overlooked windows slightly open doesn’t help. “Even one child dying in a hot car is consequence of distracted driving. Children should never be left unattendtoo many,” says Amy Artuso, senior NSC advises parents and caregivers to ed in a vehicle. program manager of advocacy at the avoid distractions -- such as cell phone National Safety Council (NSC), a non- use -- when driving and parking, in EDUCATE YOURSELF profit organization whose mission is to order to reduce the risk of forgetting Acquaint yourself and anyone who eliminate preventable deaths at work, a child in the car. A routine that helps cares for your child with free resources in homes, in communities and on the you remember to check for your child providing vital information about vehic- available at the end. It can be found at road. “The good news is that parents in the backseat can help, too. Place a ular heatstroke. For example, NSC re- nsc.org/hotcars. For more information and caregivers can act immediately to purse, briefcase or even a left shoe in cently released “Children in Hot Cars,” about pediatric vehicular heatstroke, end these preventable deaths.” the backseat to force you to take one an online training course providing visit noheatstroke.org. last look before walking away. information about why cars heat up so June is National Safety Month and an quickly, why children in particular can Hot car deaths have claimed the lives of excellent opportunity to review the 2. The child gaining access to the succumb to increasing temperatures in children in almost all states in the U.S. facts and learn more about keeping vehicle: Keep car doors locked so cars, and what parents, caregivers and However, these deaths are preventable. kids safe. children cannot gain access, and teach others can do to prevent these needless Learn more about the causes to help them that cars are not play areas. Chil- deaths. The course is interactive, free keep your family and loved ones safe. UNDERSTANDING THE CAUSES dren should never be able to access a and can be completed in 15 minutes or According to NSC and noheatstroke. vehicle on their own. less, with a certificate of completion (StatePoint)
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