One distracted moment in a busy, hectic, tired day - every parent, even a great parent, can forget a child in the back seat of a car by mistake.
Prevent mistakes with safety habits that remind you a child is in the car. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration offers these tips to avoid child heatstroke.
Heatstroke is one of the leading causes of death among children. Other risk factors include caregivers who aren’t used to driving kids or whose routine suddenly changes.
Whether you’re a parent, caregiver or bystander of a child left in a car, it’s vitally important to understand children are more vulnerable to heatstroke than adults.
See also 2019 Heatstroke Fact Sheet or the Heatstroke Prevention Tips for Parents & Caregivers flyer
Source: NHTSA National Child Heatstroke Prevention Campaign
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