TIPS TO AVOID CHILD HEATSTROKE IN AN AUTOMOBILE

Information is provided by NHTSA  

Always look before you lock

• Always check the back seats of your vehicle before you lock it and walk away.
• Keep stuffed animal or other memento in your child's car seat when it's empty, and move it to the front seat as a visual reminder when your child is in the back seat.
• If someone else is driving your child, or your daily routine has been altered, always check to make sure your child has arrived safely.

Keep in Mind Child's Sensitivity to Heat

• In 10 minutes, a car's temperature can rise over 20 degrees.
• Even at an outside temperature of 60 degrees, the temperature inside your car can reach 110 degrees.
• A child dies when his/her body temperature reaches 107 degrees. 

Understand the Potential Consequences of Kids in Hot Cars

• Severe injury or death
• Being arrested and jailed
• A lifetime of regret

For more information on keeping your children safe in an automobile, please visit the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Child Safety Website.