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Filed under: Toddlers Preschoolers, Health & Safety: Babies, Baby Essentials
A two-year-old girl was found alone, crying, and sweating profusely in a locked SUV in a parking lot where the outside temperature -- in the shade -- was 83 degrees, according to the police. One window was left open two inches for ventilation, but that, of course, is nowhere near enough. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, when the outside temperature is 83 degurees, the temperature inside a car can reach 109 degrees in 15 minutes, even with the window rolled down two inches.A passerby heard the girl and called police. Firefighters came, smashed the car's window, and took the girl to the hospital. The girl's nanny was arrested on suspicion of felony child endangerment half an hour later when she returned to the vehicle. Luckily, the girl was unhurt and was picked up by her mother from the hospital.
The NHTSA found that about twenty-five children die each year, trapped in overheating cars. Children should never be left alone in a car, even on a mild day. Period.
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8-30-2007 @ 10:15PM
george said...There a couple of good websites to visit:
Jan Null's wether site has a section on kids, cars and heat, with tip sheets for parents
http://ggweather.com/heat/
- he notes, as others have, that the number of child deaths has increased since putting infants in rear facing carseats became the practice.
Kids and Cars http://www.kidsandcars.org/
In addition to info on heat related deaths, they also highlight the issue of vehicle backovers -
more children die because of SUVS than heat
Of course, if you're absolutely sure that all of those folks who may ever take care of your child has never, ever left his/her keys in the car or backed into something that they didn't see in the rear mirror - you probably have no worries. Yet.
Other folks should check this info out to learn what they can do to help protect their child
George
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8-30-2007 @ 10:18PM
George Lithco said...By the way, thanks to the passerby who paid attention and the FD folsk for acting promptly. It really surprised me how fast the temperature climbs in a car even on days that don't seem very hot.
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