Don't Let Your Child Become Another Statistic: How YOU Can Prevent Hot Car Deaths

DON'T LET YOUR CHILD BECOME ANOTHER STATISTIC! HOW YOU CAN PREVENT HOT CAR DEATHS 670 CHILDREN DIED IN A HOT CAR IN PAST 20 YEARS AN AVERAGE OF 38 CHILDREN DIE EACH YEAR FROM HOT CAR DEATHS NUMBER OF DEATHS BY YEAR 49 47 44 43 43 39 39 36 35 32 33 33 34 31 29 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 HOT CAR DEATHS BY AGE 31% 22% 20% 14% 6% 3% 2% 2% < 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 50 20 40 100 30 JULY IS THE DEADLIEST MONTH A CHILD'S BODY TEMPERATURE RISES 5X FASTER THAN AN ADULT FOR HOT CAR DEATHS 20 60 10 40 20 10 80 DEGREES OUT? A CAR CAN HEAT UP TO 100 DEGREES IN 10 MINUTES CRACKING A WINDOW OPEN OR PARKING IN THE SHADE WILL NOT PREVENT A HOT CAR DEATH 20 20 30= DEADLIEST STATES SINCE 1998 TEXAS 84 DEATHS AIRBAGS BECAME POPULAR IN THE EARLY '90S, AND NOW CHILDREN MUST RIDE IN THE BACK SEAT OF A CAR INSTEAD OF THE FRONT. SINCE THEN, THERE HAVE BEEN 10X MORE HOT CAR DEATHS. CALIFORNIA 36 DEATHS FLORIDA 61 DEATHS (THIS DOES NOT MEAN YOU SHOULD PLACE YOUR CHILD IN THE FRONT SEAT) HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN? 51% OF THE CHILDREN ARE “FORGOTTEN" BY THEIR CARETAKER 1% OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN 29% OF THE 18% ARE LEFT IN THE CAR INTENTIONALLY CHILDREN WERE PLAYING IN AN UNATTENDED VEHICLE ЯТ WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR ONCE BODY HEAT REACHES 107 DEGREES CELLS ARE DAMAGED AND INTERNAL ORGANS SHUT DOWN A PERSON SUFFERS FROM HEATSTROKE ONCE THEIR TEMPERATURE REACHES 104 DEGREES SYMPTOMS DIZZINESS FLUSHED SKIN LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS RAPID HEART BEAT AGITATION CONFUSION SLUGGISHNESS HALLUCINATIONS DISORIENTATION SEIZURE STAY SAFE! ALWAYS "LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAVE" WHEN EXITING A CAR. * PUT YOUR PURSE, WALLET, OR PHONE IN THE BACKSEAT AS A REMINDER. A TEACH YOUR CHILDREN THAT VEHICLES ARE NOT TO BE PLAYED IN. LOCK YOUR CAR AND DO NOT GIVE YOUR CHILDREN THE KEYS. NEVER LEAVE A CHILD ALONE IN A CAR, EVEN FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. W IF YOU SEE A CHILD UNATTENDED IN A HOT CAR CALL 911! SOURCES WASHINGTON POST WHITEHOUSE.GOV USA TODAY NBC NEWS ABC NEWS GGWEATHER.COM BROUGHT TO YOU BY Acheckmate Find the truth about anyone Пнml 39