
Write down schedule changes in a planner so that they’re fresh in your mind.Īccidents happen all the time, even when you take every possible precaution.Have your daycare call your office if your child doesn’t arrive.Put an important item (such as your phone, purse, briefcase, backpack, etc.) under your child’s seat so you will remember to retrieve it.Open your child’s door as soon as you arrive at your destination.Keep your focus on driving and avoid distractions (talking on the phone, eating or drinking, daydreaming, etc.) that can cause you to forget what you were doing.Here are a few tips to avoid leaving your child locked your vehicle: The last thing a mistake should cost is a child’s life, so it is important to be aware of these statistics and what your options are to avoid this scary situation. We never think this will happen to us, but we are only human and we’ll inevitably make mistakes sometimes. When the temperature inside a vehicle can increase this rapidly, children left in hot cars do not have much time before they overheat. At an outside temperature of 72 degrees Fahrenheit, for example, the temperature inside a vehicle can increase to 117 degrees Fahrenheit within an hour. Research has shown that vehicles can heat up much quicker than you might think, even when the outside temperature is what we would consider comfortable. The National Safety Council reports that hot car deaths are a danger in every state, in every month, not just the summer months. Though we may assume that heatstroke deaths are only possible in the sweltering temperatures in the southern and western states, heatstroke in vehicles can happen anywhere. Of the total number of children that have died in hot vehicles since 1998, it is estimated that over half were forgotten by a parent or caregiver in the vehicle. According to the National Safety Council’s Injury Facts page on hot car deaths, an average of 38 children die in hot cars each year, and nine have died in hot cars already in 2019.
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Our professional technicians are available 24/7 to rescue children locked in vehicles, and with Pal Saves Kids, we aim to educate instead of judge.Ī parent’s goal is to keep their children safe at all costs, but accidents happen, that’s just life. We want to be there for you if that happens. We know that life happens and that even a slight change in one’s daily routine can result in forgetfulness. Our ultimate goal is to decrease the number of children injured or killed in hot vehicles through education and awareness.

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