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Mother Copes With Loss Of Child By Educating Others
Every year, dozens of children die after being forgotten in a hot car. One Virginia mother is working to change that — by sharing her own story.
One Decision: Tragic Results – Please Look Before You Lock (Video)
“It could never happen to me.” “I would never leave my child alone in the car – not for a minute.” “No GOOD parent would ever forget their child!” But it happens every day. According to KidsandCars on average 38 children die in hot cars each year, about one every 10 days from heat-related deaths after being trapped inside motor vehicles. This year alone there have been 23 child vehicular heat-stroke deaths. And this is not counting the life-altering injuries experienced by the children who survive.
Quick facts on automatic window safety and a history of the power window.
Fatalities from automatic car windows are rare; there have been 57 deaths since 1991, according to kidsandcars.org. However, 2,000 injuries were reported from automatic car windows in 2012, and 1,000 of those injuries were children, according to the national Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Help for the Child Left Behind
Children dying of hyperthermia after being left in parked cars has long been a problem, but a new child safety seat may help solve it.
Laws deal with deaths children left in hot cars
This spring the Alabama Legislature passed the Amiyah White Act to prosecute people who leave children alone in cars. Although the act was only directed at a particular group of people -- paid caretakers who watch adults and care for children in day care situations -- it pointed the spotlight on a tragic problem that crops up every summer.
