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  • What to do if you see a child left unattended in a car

    So far this summer there has been a two-year old who died after being left in a parked car for hours and another child who had to be rushed to hospital after her mother left her in the car while she did her grocery shopping. Other than reporting it, how much can I legally do without making too much trouble for myself? Do I call 911 and wait? Perhaps ask them what I should do? Call 911 let them know and tell them I'm going to smash a window? I'd hate to wait and have a child or pet die and I'd break a window if all else failed, but what are the legal and financial consequences?

  • Kids And Car Safety marks Heat Stroke Prevention Day on July 31

    Kids And Car Safety, along with other child-safety advocacy groups and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), will mark Heat Stroke Prevention Day on July 31 with increased efforts to raise awareness and educate parents and caregivers about ways to prevent children from being unknowingly left alone in a hot vehicle.

  • Hedrick Medical Center joins Kids And Car Safety

    Hedrick Medical Center, along with Kids And Car Safety, other child safety advocates, concerned government agencies, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration observed Heat Stroke Prevention Day on Wednesday, July 31. Heat stroke is the leading cause of non-crash vehicle fatalities for children 14 and younger, but can be prevented.

  • Kids and Cars tips for heat stroke prevention

    Kids and Car Safety, along with other child-safety advocacy groups and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), will mark Heat Stroke Prevention Day on July 31 with increased efforts to raise awareness and educate parents and caregivers about ways to prevent children from being unknowingly left alone in a hot vehicle. Heat stroke is the leading cause of non-crash vehicle fatalities for children 14 and younger, but can be prevented.

  • Mother raises awareness about child hot car deaths

    An Austin couple is a driving force to save children from hot cars. Brett and Kristie Reeves-Cavaliero started the foundation, Ray Ray's Pledge, to warn other parents about the danger of forgetting children in a hot car.

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