National Heatstroke Day

Social Media Posts and Memes
Written posts are available below the memes.
Hashtags: #PasstheHotCarsAct #heatstrokekills #lookbeforeyoulock
- An occupant detection system in cars could prevent hot car deaths. #PasstheHotCarsAct #heatstrokekills #lookbeforeyoulock
- Technology exists to prevent hot car deaths… what are we waiting for? #PasstheHotCarsAct
- 2018 was the deadliest year in history for child hot car deaths. #PasstheHotCarsAct #heatstrokekills #lookbeforeyoulock
- Cars can alert us of children in the back seat and save precious little lives. #PasstheHotCarsAct #heatstrokekills #lookbeforeyoulock
- Today is National Heatstroke Prevention Day #PasstheHotCarsAct #heatstrokekills #lookbeforeyoulock
- See a child or animal alone in a car? Get involved! Call 911 immediately. #heatstrokekills #lookbeforeyoulock
- The difference between life or death can be minutes in a hot car. #PasstheHotCarsAct #heatstrokekills #lookbeforeyoulock
- Be prepared to save a baby in a hot car with a resqme tool… get it today at /resqme-tool/ #heatstrokekills #lookbeforeyoulock
- Always check the back seat for baby! #lookbeforeyoulock #heatstrokekills
- Ask childcare to call you if your baby doesn’t show up as planned! #heatstrokekills #lookbeforeyoulock
- Always keep cars locked & keys out of reach of children. If a child is missing – check in all cars! #heatstrokekills #lookbeforeyoulock
Fact Sheets, Charts, Statistics and Maps
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Arabic [PDF] |
“Look Before You Lock” parent education cards |
KidsAndCars.org offers several Public Service Announcements (PSAs) to air on TV or online. Please contact Amber@KidsAndCars.org to receive broadcast quality versions of our PSAs.
- Look Before You Lock 60 [YouTube]
- Look Before You Lock 30 [YouTube]
- Heatstroke 15 (features Adam Baldwin) [MOV]
- Heatstroke 30 (features Adam Baldwin) [MOV]
- It Only Takes a Second 15 [MOV]
- It Only Takes a Second 30 [MOV]
- Somebody Help Me 30 [MOV]
- Car Theft 15 [MOV]
- Car Theft 30 [MOV]
Radio Scripts
Billboard
State Laws
State Laws Specific to Children Left Unattended in Vehicles
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Good Samaritan Laws Specific to Rescuing Children in Cars |
Federal Laws
Fatal Distraction – MUST READ
KidsAndCars.org urges everyone to read “Fatal Distraction,” Gene Weingarten’s Pulitzer Prize-winning feature article published in The Washington Post Magazine. Learn how these heartbreaking and preventable tragedies can happen to anyone.
Recent Press Releases:
Already 17 Children Have Died in Hot Cars in 2019 – 7/2/19
Hot Cars Act of 2019 Introduced in U.S. House – 7/1/19
Infant dies in van during a DC press event on hot car deaths – 5/23/2019
KidsAndCars.org Congressional Testimony (view video here) – 5/23/2019
Hot Cars News Conference (5/22) (view video here) – 5/21/2019
Summer is at risk without stronger safeguards – 5/20/2019
New Law Protects Citizens from Liability in Hot Car Rescues – 5/17/2019
Appalling Reality – Hot Car Deaths at an All-Time High (Statement by Janette Fennell, president & founder of KidsAndCars.org) – 4/10/2019
Tomorrow is National Heatstroke Prevention Day – 7/30/2018
Hot Car Deaths on Track for Deadliest Year in U.S. History – 7/23/2018
21 U.S. Children Have Died in Hot Cars in 2018 – 7/3/2018
First Day of Summer, Already 16 Child Hot Car Deaths in U.S. – 6/21/2018
KidsAndCars.org Urges Governor Coyler to Sign Hot Cars Bill – 4/2/18
First Child Dies in Hot Car – 3/1/18
Media Advisory: HOT CARS Act of 2017 – S.1666 MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL – 7/31/2017
Parents and safety advocates urge action by U.S. DOT to prevent hot car tragedies – 7/28/2017
Child Vehicular Heatstroke Awareness and Prevention April 26 – 4/24/2017
KidsAndCars.org applauds GM’s new technology as an important step in avoiding child heatstroke deaths – 6/11/2016
BREAKING NEWS Another baby died today on Heat Stroke Awareness Day; 11th tragedy this year – 6/8/2016
Infant Dies 2 Days Before National Child Vehicular Heatstroke Prevention Day, June 8 – 6/8/16
*as of April 10, 2019