Officials Warn of Vehicle Heatstroke Dangers
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By Vanessa Gomez
Video by Ani Ucar
Monday, September 16, 2013 | 3:41 p.m. PDT
The Los Angeles Fire Department demonstrated how dangerous it is to leave a child in a car. (Ani Ucar/ ATVN
This is after the death in Los Angeles last week of a child left in a car.
The demonstration showed how quickly a car can heat up in the heat.
It also reminded people if they ever see a child in a car to take action and call 911 because as Jim DeCarli from Safe Kids explained, parents can forget their children are with them.
Over the past 15 years, more than 600 children have died from heatstroke.
Parked cars can be killers. As of September 16th 39 children have already died of heatstroke. Fifty-two percent (52%) are accidentally left in a car; 30% climb into a car on their own, and 17% are left in a car on purpose and then forgotten until it is too late. There is a simple and inexpensive product that helps parents & caregivers to double check their vehicles before leaving their vehicles. Information can be found here: www.reminderwrapster.com