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Keying in on kids may prevent them from being left in hot vehicles
When my youngest son– now 6– was about 9 months old, I tucked him into his car seat and the two of us headed to the drug store. It took less than 10 minutes to get there. I went in to the store, searched up and down the aisles looking for what I needed, made my purchase and went back to the car….where my son sat in his car seat, happily chewing on his foot. I dropped my bag and yelped. I’d totally forgotten he was with me.
Heat Awareness Day in time of Memorial Day Weekend
With the holiday weekend kicking off, summer activities, many are reminded to beware of the deadly heat. Friday is Heat Awareness Day. The National Weather Service said heat is one of the leading weather-related killers in the U.S.
Summerville Medical Center partners with Kids and Car Safety Safety Initiative
When Deona Ryan talks about the dangers of leaving children unattended in cars, she makes her point in a powerful way. Having lost her own daughter to heat stroke due to being left in a hot car by a babysitter.
Three more children die in hot cars
Three more children have died of heat stroke after being unknowingly left in hot cars from Aug. 22-25, reports Kids and Car Safety, a national nonprofit child safety organization working to prevent injuries and deaths of children in and around motor vehicles.
VIDEO Would you forget your kid in a hot car
Interview with Janette Fennell, President of Kids and Car Safety, about the issue of children being unknowingly left behind in vehicles.
