COMMENTS FROM MICAH
Leaving a child to die in a hot vehicle; most parents think it will never happen to them. Sadly, of the children who die in hot cars, more than 50 percent of them are “forgotten” in the car by a parent or caregiver. It is important that every parent take steps to make sure it does not happen to them. Children are more at risk for heatstroke because a child’s body temperature rises 3 to 5 times faster than an adult. Heatstroke can occur at body temperatures above 104 degrees. Even mild outside temperatures can pose a threat, but with Texas temperatures soon to be climbing into the upper 90s and more, the danger becomes even greater. Temperatures in parked vehicles rise very quickly. In just 10 minutes, the temperature inside of a vehicle can increase by almost 20 degrees. Texas leads the nation in children dying in hot cars, and these deaths happen to families of all socioeconomic levels.
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