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Proposed Connecticut law would allow break-ins to prevent hot-car deaths
The sweltering days of summer are months away, but one Connecticut lawmaker has an idea that might save a child locked in a hot car: Let other people break into the car and rescue the child…
WOMEN’S HOSPITAL PARTICIPATES IN “LOOK BEFORE YOU LOCK” CHILD SAFETY CAMPAIGN
The Women’s Hospital at Renaissance is proud to announce its participation in the “Look before you Lock” parent education campaign.
New Intel app aims to prevent hot car deaths
On average, 38 children die in hot cars each year in the U.S. To try to lower those numbers, Intel has developed a device to send an alert to your smart phone to warn you if you have left your child in your car. The Intel Smart Clip attaches to your child's car seat harness and can warn you when conditions in the car are potentially dangerous and the harness is fastened. The high-tech clip is swapped with the one already on your child's car seat.
Who can stop hot car deaths?
While the case of the Georgia father accused of intentionally leaving his toddler son to die in a hot car continues to grip the nation, it has also sparked a debate about whether more could be done to prevent the accidental deaths of children from heatstroke inside a car. Is it an issue for the automakers to tackle voluntarily? Should the federal government mandate a driver-reminder alert?
KIDS LEFT IN HOT CARS: TECHNOLOGY AND CREATIVITY NEEDED TO PREVENT THE UNTHINKABLE
Each year, we hear the headlines on television news, read the stories online at our desks, and discuss the details around our kitchen tables. We shake our heads in sadness, we hug our children tighter, and we fail to comprehend how a parent or a caretaker could just . . . forget.
