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Deaths in hot cars claim 8 children so far this spring
At least eight children -- mostly babies and toddlers younger than age 2 -- have died this spring after being left by caregivers or trapped in hot cars.
Number Of Kids Who Died In Hot Cars Doubles In May 2013
Even though it might not always feel like the weather has warmed up, the temperatures are warm enough to harm or kill children accidentally left behind in cars.
Seven kids left in car die of heat stroke
Summer hasn’t even arrived, and yet already this year seven children have died of heat stroke after being left in vehicles.
Child heatstroke deaths from being left in vehicles on the rise
May 2013 nearly doubles average number of child heatstroke deaths in vehicles. 7 children die in hot cars in 4 states in 16-day period.
Keying in on kids may prevent them from being left in hot vehicles
When my youngest son– now 6– was about 9 months old, I tucked him into his car seat and the two of us headed to the drug store. It took less than 10 minutes to get there. I went in to the store, searched up and down the aisles looking for what I needed, made my purchase and went back to the car….where my son sat in his car seat, happily chewing on his foot. I dropped my bag and yelped. I’d totally forgotten he was with me.
