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Expert: disrupted routine often at heart of child deaths
Thirty-eight children die on average in the United States every year from being left unattended in vehicles on warm days. Who is leaving the children unattended?
5-month-old Moorhead girl dies after being left in minivan for hours
"Children being accidentally left behind is a very misunderstood issue. New parents are often sleep-deprived and stressed, mothers are going through hormone changes and “our human brains don’t function as they normally would under those circumstances."
Change in routine common factor when children are left in hot vehicles
Thirty-eight children die on average in the United States every year from being left unattended in vehicles on warm days.
Help, don’t judge parents who forget kids in cars, says a Richardson mom who had her own close call
Kudos to Destiny DeLaRosa, a Community Voices columnist from Richardson, who shared her experience of almost forgetting her two-year-old toddler in the car.
Critical minutes: In mere seconds, a car can become dangerously hot
The temperature inside a car can quickly exceed 100 degrees, even on an overcast day. On a sunny day in summer, the inside temp can rise to 120 degrees within minutes.
