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Safe Kids
Seminole County Coaltion

150 Bush Boulevard
Sanford, FL 32773
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(407) 665-5126

 

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Hot Weather and Vehicles

From 1998 to 2007, approximately 365 children—most of them aged three and younger—died from heat stroke after being trapped in a car.

Leaving a child in a vehicle for a “quick” errand is a huge mistake. Unfortunately, a delay of just a few minutes on a warm day can lead to tragedy.

Heat is much more dangerous to children than it is to adults. When left in a hot vehicle, a young child's core body temperature may increase three to five times faster than that of an adult. This could cause permanent injury or even death.

According to research conducted by San Francisco S [ read more ]

 

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