Summertime: remember your precious cargo
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When summer arrives, shifts in your family's usual schedules can increase the risk of a child accidentally getting trapped in a hot car. Cook Children's vehicle safety team shares two of the most common situations that can lead to heatstroke in a hot car once the school year ends:
- Changes in routine can lead caregivers to forget about a child in the back seat
- Caregivers may forget to lock the car to prevent kids from getting in alone.
Children don't belong in the car alone
Even on a cool day, the temperature inside a vehicle can rise quickly and become dangerous to a child. Cook Children's safety team demonstrates just how fast this can happen.
Stop signs
Hot car injuries and deaths are preventable. When you're in a hurry or change routines it's important to stop and take a second look. Here's what you can do:
- Always check the back seat before you exit your vehicle.
- Leave your purse or phone in the back seat as a reminder to check before you get out.
- Lock your vehicle and keep the keys out of your child's reach.
Find more information about keeping kids safe on the road at cookchildrenscommunity.org/vehicle