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Are keyless ignitions putting you at risk?
Updated: 7:15 PM EDT May 16, 2019 Play Video CENTRAL FLORIDA, Fla. — Could a convenient feature in new cars be putting you and your family at risk?This year, 91 percent of new cars will have a keyless ignition. The push button start is now responsible for more carbon monoxide deaths in Florida than anywhere […]
Read moreOPINION: Toddler’s death in hot car calls for compassion, not outrage
ByJulie MacLellan – May 13, 2019 There are no words. There are no words for the ache in every parent’s heart when they read a headline about a child dying in a hot car. There are no words for that deep, sinking feeling that hits you right in the gut when the thought jumps into your mind: What […]
Read moreHot-car deaths can reflect a brain malfunction
By David Leibowitz, Tribune Columnist, Apr 30, 2019 “A horrific death like this strikes me not as criminally negligent parenting, but as an unusually tragic malfunction of the brain.” She was 18 months old, the news stories tell us, the daughter of married parents in their mid-thirties. She perished on a warm April Monday afternoon […]
Read moreMillions of vehicles have unexpected, dangerous front blind zone
The driver of this large SUV was surprised she could not see a dozen children in front of her vehicle. (WTHR) BOB SEGALL PUBLISHED: APR 25TH, 2019 – 12:49PM (EDT) UPDATED: APR 25TH, 2019 – 10:13PM (EDT) INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) — Millions of popular vehicles have a hidden blind spot that puts children at an increased […]
Read moreParents’ Guide to Sleep
February 4, 2019 Author: Purple Staff Being a parent of a newborn can be one of the most rewarding times of your life. Smelling milk on baby’s lips, feeling the warmth of baby nestled in your arms — but also, scooping up your hungry, impatient little one every 2-3 hours for feedings and care. No […]
Read moreCars Stolen with Children Alone Inside
Public Service Announcement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTa98jQfYTg In 2018, KidsAndCars.org documented nearly 200 children who were victims of being left alone inside a vehicle that was stolen. Contrary to what many might believe, children taken during a car theft is not a rare occurrence. And, it happens in even the safest of neighborhoods. Cars are often stolen from gas stations […]
Read moreSchool Bus & Bus Stop Safety
TIPS FOR STUDENTS Walking to the Bus Stop If you must walk in the street to your bus stop, walk single file, face traffic and stay as close to the edge of the road as you can. Stop and look left, right and then left again if you must cross the street. Do the same […]
Read morePet cat credited with saving Deltona couple from carbon monoxide poisoning
1.9KShares A couple spent hours in their home being sicked by carbon monoxide after accidentally leaving their car running in the garage. Paul and Leona Jones went out for an early dinner Wednesday evening and came home in the middle of a rainstorm. They said they just wanted to get into the garage, close the […]
Read moreHot car deaths: Study describes psychological and neural basis of how people make fatal errors
Reviewed by James Ives, MPsychMar 5 2019 More than 50 children died in hot cars in 2018, making it the deadliest year on record. Many of the cases involve parents who unknowingly left a child behind, often for an entire day. University of South Florida Psychology Professor David Diamond has studied this phenomenon for over a […]
Read moreHow do some parents leave their children behind in hot cars? It’s in the brain.
by Rita Giordano, Updated: March 5, 2019- 1:57 PM It’s a news story that conjures horror and disbelief: a child left behind in a hot car, sometimes with fatal consequences. How could any parent, any caregiver, commit such a grievous oversight? How could someone forget a child? The answer is in the complex ways that the human […]
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