Children in Vehicles Safety Tips

An unattended motor vehicle can be a potentially dangerous place for a child.

Please take a few moments to review these safety guidelines.

Reasons to never leave a child unattended in or around a motor vehicle...

Hyperthermia (heat exhaustion and heat stroke)
Hypothermia (A dangerous loss of body warmth)
Accidentally placing vehicle in gear
Power window strangulation
Carbon Monoxide poisoning
Increased risk of “back-over” death and injury due to higher profile vehicles
Victim of carjacking

Some ideas for prevention...

Never leave a child unattended. Not even for a minute. “Do you want to save a minute or save a child’s life?”
Use a visual reminder that you have a child in the car

Put your purse, briefcase or cell phone on the rear seat next to the child so you have to physically go into the rear passenger area.
Keep a teddy-bear (or other item) in the child seat. When the child is placed in the seat, put the bear in the front with you as a reminder.
Make it a practice to always check the passenger area when you get out of the car.

Have an arrangement with your child-care provider that if the child is not dropped off that you get a call.
Keep your car locked, even in your own garage or driveway. Not only does this prevent theft but it also keeps children from playing inside a vehicle.
NEVER allow children to play in a vehicle. It’s not a playhouse, a castle or a fort. A car is not a babysitter but it can become an oven.

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