On March 8, 2010 the United Sates saw its first fatality when a child was accidently left in the car. Between 1998-2009, 445 children died of heat stroke after being left in the car. 

A child’s body temperature heats up 3-5 times faster than and adults.  A child who is left unattended in a car has no way of protecting themselves against the heat.   When a child is left in an unattended vehicle it will only take minutes for a child to be at risk for death or serious, permanent injury.

Statistics from 1998-2005 showed that 30% of the kids who died in a vehicle did so by entering into an unlocked vehicle, where they became trapped and were overcome by heat.  50%  were left or forgotten by a caring adult who became distracted when the left the vehicle.

Below are some steps that you can take to keep this from happening:

1)    Call 911 if you see an unattended child in a car.

2)    Never leave a child unattended in the care not even for 1 minute.

3)    Set your calendar or phone to send you a reminder, “Did you drop Johnny off at school today?”

4)    Place whatever you need to take with you next to the car seat.

5)    Have a plan with your child care provider to call  if you do not arrive when expected.

6)    Keep keys and remote entry out of children reach.

7)    Lock all vehicles at all times.

8)    Check cars and trunks first if a child goes missing.

9)    NEVER LEAVE YOUR CHILD UNATTENDED IN A CAR.

While the above seems like simple rules , we all can use a reminder when it comes to the lives of our most precious  possessions, our Kids. 

 
 


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