​​We Don't want 'KIDS IN HOT CARS!'

 
Heatstroke Deaths of Children in Vehicles

(updated September 12, 2017)

705 children have died in vehicles due to Heatstroke since 1998. 

All of these deaths could have  been prevented (http://noheatstroke.org/original/index.html).​​

 

Average number of U.S. child heatstroke fatalities per year since 1998: 37

ABC News article:  Hospital CEO Leaves Child to Die in Hot Car

www.abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=92943

CNN Report on Kids in Hot Cars:

www.cnn.com/2016/08/05/health/hot-car-deaths-charts-trnd/index.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDKjRhmMWd4


Resources:

No Heatstroke:     ​

http://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20170714/despite-warnings-kids-are-still-dying-in-hot-cars#1

Heatstroke, Safe Kids/Worldwide:                                                    

https://www.safekids.org/heatstroke

Prevent Child Heatstroke in Cars:

https://www.safercar.gov/parents/inandaroundthecar/heatstroke.htm

Look Before You Lock:

http://www.wheresbaby.org   

Heat Illness Can Be Fatal; Would You Know What to Do?​

http://www.nsc.org/learn/safety-knowledge/Pages/news-and-resources-surviving-the-hot-weather.aspx