Please Don't Leave Kids in Hot Cars Alone During Summertime!
While summer is known for sunny weather, BBQ, and vacation time, this season is also noted for claiming an average of 36 child deaths in a heated vehicle. Shockingly, over 600 kids died in 1998 because the adults left them alone in an overheated car. July 31th is known is National Heatstroke Awareness Day.
According to the Weather Channel, it takes 10 minutes for a car to heat up to 20 degrees; at 90 minutes, the automobile will sore at almost 140 degrees, which is lethal for even adults. When the human body reaches 104 degrees, they can experience heat stroke; if they body heats up at 107 degrees, they will most likely experience permanent damage or even death. Children's body heat up a lot faster than adults 3 to 5 times when they are trapped inside a vehicle, which means youngster's body are a lot more sensitive than grown ups.
Therefore, it is extremely imperative not to leave kids alone in locked car during the summertime, not even for a split second. It is vital not to leave a child alone in the car even if the AC is on, which is almost as bad. Parents and adults should take children everywhere they go especially during the summertime, and even late spring.
As important children are, the same thing goes for elderly people and animals, which is not to leave them alone in a humid vehicle. To play it safe, parents should take teens (13-17) who look like adults indoors during late spring, summer, and early fall whenever it is hot outside. It is the saddest thing in the world to see a child trapped in the car, which is viewed as child neglect and abuse.
If an adult sees a child locked in a car, please call for help, e.g. cops or fire department, and then try to open the door. If not luck, rescuer may need to smash car with a hard object; please make sure kid stays away from the glass. (If unable to break car window, ask kids to unlock the car themselves so they can escape the vehicle). If parents returns to the car and yells at helper to stop, please do as instructed, no matter how frustrating the situation is. However, do not leave until the parent opens up the car for his or her child. Before passing judgment, please ask parent what caused them to leave child in car in the first place. Sometimes, bad parenting isn't the result of car deaths among children; some parents were busy and forgot that kids were in backseat. Afterward, helper can let parent know how dangerous this was and how he/she is thinking about calling cops since adult put child in harm's way.
Here are some tips for adults to follow to avoid leaving child inside a car that can turn into an oven. Put important items, such as purse or car, in the back of the car, which allow parents to check in back of car for kids. Also, put child's favorite toys in the front and backseat, and then put it in the passenger seat, which is a visual reminder of child potentially being inside the car. In a nutshell, LOOK BEFORE YOU LOCK, which will allow parents to keep track of kids' who inside the backseat. While I want children and parents to enjoy the nice weather, it is also important to stay safe in terms of driving during hot conditions. Please take care. GOD BLESS.
According to the Weather Channel, it takes 10 minutes for a car to heat up to 20 degrees; at 90 minutes, the automobile will sore at almost 140 degrees, which is lethal for even adults. When the human body reaches 104 degrees, they can experience heat stroke; if they body heats up at 107 degrees, they will most likely experience permanent damage or even death. Children's body heat up a lot faster than adults 3 to 5 times when they are trapped inside a vehicle, which means youngster's body are a lot more sensitive than grown ups.
Therefore, it is extremely imperative not to leave kids alone in locked car during the summertime, not even for a split second. It is vital not to leave a child alone in the car even if the AC is on, which is almost as bad. Parents and adults should take children everywhere they go especially during the summertime, and even late spring.
As important children are, the same thing goes for elderly people and animals, which is not to leave them alone in a humid vehicle. To play it safe, parents should take teens (13-17) who look like adults indoors during late spring, summer, and early fall whenever it is hot outside. It is the saddest thing in the world to see a child trapped in the car, which is viewed as child neglect and abuse.
If an adult sees a child locked in a car, please call for help, e.g. cops or fire department, and then try to open the door. If not luck, rescuer may need to smash car with a hard object; please make sure kid stays away from the glass. (If unable to break car window, ask kids to unlock the car themselves so they can escape the vehicle). If parents returns to the car and yells at helper to stop, please do as instructed, no matter how frustrating the situation is. However, do not leave until the parent opens up the car for his or her child. Before passing judgment, please ask parent what caused them to leave child in car in the first place. Sometimes, bad parenting isn't the result of car deaths among children; some parents were busy and forgot that kids were in backseat. Afterward, helper can let parent know how dangerous this was and how he/she is thinking about calling cops since adult put child in harm's way.
Here are some tips for adults to follow to avoid leaving child inside a car that can turn into an oven. Put important items, such as purse or car, in the back of the car, which allow parents to check in back of car for kids. Also, put child's favorite toys in the front and backseat, and then put it in the passenger seat, which is a visual reminder of child potentially being inside the car. In a nutshell, LOOK BEFORE YOU LOCK, which will allow parents to keep track of kids' who inside the backseat. While I want children and parents to enjoy the nice weather, it is also important to stay safe in terms of driving during hot conditions. Please take care. GOD BLESS.
List activity
54 views
• 0 this weekCreate a new list
List your movie, TV & celebrity picks.
1 title