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Dad warns of infants sleeping in car seats after son dies at day care
On January 12, Anders died after a day care provider left him to nap in his car seat. He was still awake when he got dropped off.
"Rachel looked at Anders and said, 'Bye buddy,' and he kind of smiled back at her," Ryne Jungling said. "He was awake, but sleepy. And she left."
An investigation determined that Anders died of positional asphyxia, which means his airway was cut off when his chin fell to his chest.
Baby Girl Dies in Hot Car After School Administrator Goes to Work and Forgets She’s in Backseat
An Arizona baby is dead after she was left in her father’s car for several hours while he was at work. On Tuesday afternoon, Phoenix police responded to the parking lot of a Washington Elementary School District busing facility to reports of an unresponsive child, Phoenix police said at a press conference.
The Doctors TV Show on Hot Car Tragedies
The Doctors TV Show on Hot Car Tragedies. Why are Child Hot Car Deaths on the Rise?
Examples of Available Technology to Prevent Hot Car Deaths
Technology should be installed during the manufacturing stage of ALL vehicles and be able to detect the presence of an occupant (child, pet, etc.). The 'detection' feature is necessary to address children who get into vehicles on their own, which accounts for 26% of hot car deaths. Systems utilize a wide range of detection features including sensors that detect motion, radar, lidar, carbon dioxide, etc. A simple reminder to look in the back seat, as required by the auto industry's recent voluntary agreement, is outdated technology that would fail in a number of common scenarios and provide a false sense of protection for families.
Hot car death dad says new safety rules not enough
Manufacturers in the US have agreed to add rear seat reminders to new cars in a bid to prevent children dying of heatstroke in vehicles.
The audio and visual cues for motorists to check their back seats are to be installed in all new vehicles by 2025, car-makers announced. But campaigners, including a father whose son died in a hot car, argue the industry is not going far enough.
