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Prevention of Heatstroke For Children Left in Hot Cars

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Over the past 25 years, more than 950 children have died of heatstroke because they were left or became trapped in a hot car. It’s important for everyone to understand that children are more vulnerable to heatstroke and that all hot car deaths are preventable.

- NHTSA.gov

Know the Facts

  • A child’s body temperature rises three to five times faster than an adult’s. When a child is left in a vehicle, that child’s temperature can rise quickly – and the situation can quickly become dangerous.
  • Heatstroke begins when the core body temperature reaches around 104 degrees.
  • A child can die when their body temperature reaches 107 degrees.
  • In 2022, 33 children died of heatstroke in vehicles.*

*According to national data. 

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