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A Locked Car Can Prevent Child Heatstroke Death
Two more children have died in hot cars this year, bringing the total to nine. The latest victims were a pair of toddlers from a Fort Worth, Texas-area town. The 16-month-old boy and 2-year-old girl were found unresponsive after allegedly locking themselves in a vehicle on accident. Most heatstroke deaths occur when caregivers forget a sleeping or quiet child in the backseat, but playing in a car can lead to the same tragedy. Local woman takes 'Hot Car Act' to Washington
Taking her cause to the nation's capitol after losing her daughter in a hot car death, a Lowcountry woman is heading to Washington to take a stand. Deona Bien is working to make sure no other parent has to feel that sorrow by bringing the Hot Car Act of 2017 to lawmakers.Susan Morgan Cooper’s Heartbreaking Geopolitical Documentary ‘To The Moon And Back’
In Susan Morgan Cooper’s documentary film To The Moon And Back, several parallel story lines intersect in this heart-wrenching tale of adoption and geopolitical dispute. The two narratives at the center of this film are that of Carol and Miles Harrison and investment banker Bill Browder. As the film weaves between various interviews juxtaposed with archival footage and shots of the orphans, the viewer is left wondering how all of these stories will align.
Experts warn of the dangers of hot cars
According to KidsAndCars.org, six children in the United States have died from vehicular heat stroke so far this year and the death toll averages about 37 per year. "We should look at our vehicles sort of like a greenhouse when that heat comes inside to the vehicle it has no place to escape." said Fennell. Using a thermometer we did a test. Outside the temperature read 82 degrees, but after spending ten minutes inside a car with its windows rolled up it jumped up to close to 100 degrees. Experts say cracking a window won't help, it will only lower the temperature by just two degrees.
Mother warns parents after 9-month-old dies in 'hot car' on 66-degree-day
For Raelyn Balfour of Charlottesville, the idea of forgetting her baby in the backseat of a hot car was unthinkable. "I had heard of stories of this happening to other parents, and I'm like, 'That's an irresponsible parent, there's no way that you can do that,'" she said. "Until it happened to me." Balfour says other people considered her a great parent. And she was known for her attention to detail. While serving with the Army in Iraq, she was able to manage big-budget projects while accounting for every penny. But on March 30, 2007, she made a mistake she's had to live with ever since. "I still ask myself every day -- how could I leave him, how could I forget him?" Balfour said.
