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checking the backseat. Put child in a parked car.
your wallet or phone in Never. Not even for
back as a reminder. a minute.
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see a child alone missing, check
in a car. Every the pool, car,
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When it's hot outside, the temperature inside a parked car can rise to fatal
heatstroke levels within minutes, even if the windows are partially open.
Learn more at parking.org/safety
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SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS Circumstances
• \ever leave��our child in a parked cac Nevec\ot even for n • An examinaHon of inedia reports about the 606 child vehicular
minute(even with the���ndo.�s partialh•open). heatstroke deaths for a 14-year period(I99S through 2013)
• \'ever leave yrour car aithout checl.ing the backseat. Put your shows the follo�ving circumstances:
wallet or phone in back as a reminder. • 5`?'➢c-child forgotten by caregiver(316 Children)
• Alwa�s lock vour car. If a child is missing,check the pool,r.v, • 299c-child pla}�ng in unattended vehicle(1 i5)
and trunk oEcar immediateh•.Teach yrour children that vehicles . �S'90-child intenHonally left in vehicle by adult (1QS)
are never to be used as a play area.
• 1%-circumstances unkno�m(6)
• Arrange for}�our childcare pro�ider to rall if your child dcesn't
arrive on time. Ages
• Call 9-1-1 if wu see a child alone in a cac Everv minute counts. The children who have died Gom vehicular heatstroke in the
United Stutes(1995 2013)ha��e r:ui�ed in a�e from five days to
HEATSTROKEDEATHSOFCHILDRENINVEHICLES �4yearsold. Jtorethanhalfofthedeathsarechildrenundertuv
• Total number of heatstroke deaths of children IeR in cars, vears of age. Belo�v are the percenta�e of total deaths(and the
1995-2012:605+ number of deaths)sorted b��age.
• Average annual number of heatstroke deaths of children in
Leu than 1 year oltl = 31%084) 8 years old = )%(3)
cars, 19952013:3S 1 year old = 22%(134) 9 years ofd = <1%(2)
• Heatstroke occurs�vhen the body core temperature reaches 2 years old = 20%(118) 10 years old = i%(3)
104degreesFahrenheit. 3yearsold = tn%(8a) ltyearsold = <I%(2)
• A body rnre temperature o(l0i degrees Fahrenheit is 4 Years old = 6%(35) 12 years old = <1%(1)
usuall��fatal 5 years old = 3%(19) 13 years old = <1%(1)
6yearsold = 2%(9) l4yearsold = <1%(3)
• A child's bal}'�wAnns threc to five tiuics Luter than:m adult's. 7 years old = <1%(3) Unknown = <1%(2)
, U.S. Heatstroke Deaths Average Temperature Rise
(C�ilEren in Vehides) Enclosed Vehide
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Safety Tips from KidsAndCars.org
• Never leave children alone in or around cars; not even for a minute.
• Put something you'll need like your cell phone, handbag,employee ID or brief case, etc.,on the floor
board in the back seat.
• Get in the habit of always opening the back door of your vehicle every time you reach your destination
to make sure no child has been left behind. This will soon become a habit. We call this the "Look
Before You Lock"campaign.
• Keep a large stuffed animal in the child's car seat when it's not occupied. When the child is placed in
the seat, put the stuffed animal in the front passenger seat. It's a visual reminder that anytime the
stuffed animal is up front you know the child is in the back seat in a child safety seat.
• Make arrangements with your child's day care center or babysitter that you will always call if your
child will not be there on a particular day as scheduled.
o This is common courtesy and sets a good example that everyone who is involved in the care of
your child is informed of their whereabouts on a daily basis. Ask them to phone you if your
child doesn't show up when expected. Many children's lives could have been saved with a
telephone call from a concerned child care provider. Give child care providers all your
telephone numbers, including that of an extra family member or friend,so they can always
confirm the whereabouts of your child.
• Keep vehicles locked at all times; even in the garage or driveway and always set your parking breke.
• Keys and/or remote openers should never be left within reach of children.
• Make sure all child passengers have left the vehicle after it is parked.
• When a child is missing,chetk vehicles and car trunks immediately.
• If you see a child alone in a vehicle,get involved. If they are hot or seem sick,get them out as quickly
as possible. Call 911 or your local emergency number immediately.
• Be especially careful about keeping children safe in and around cars during busy times,schedule
changes and periods of crisis or holidays.
• Use drive-thru services when available. (restauranu, banks, pharmacies,dry cleaners, etc.)
• Use your debit or credit card to pay for gas at the pump.
• For additional information about ways to keep children safe in and around vehicles,visit our website at
www.KidsAndCars.or�
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`No one ever told me not to leave my dog in the
car' said woman accused of animal cruelty
Posted on: 11:45 am, April 11, 2013, by Scott Wise (http://wtvr.com/author/scottdwise/1 and Lorenzo Hall
(http://wtvr.com/author/wtvrlorenzohalU), updated on: 11:16pm, Aprrl 11, 20f3
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WNR) — "No one ever told me not to leave my dog in the car," Linda
Pegram said as she left Chesterfield County court Thursday morning.
Pegram is charged with two felony counts of animal cruelty after police said two dogs died in her locked
car Wednesday afternoon. Police said they were called to Pegram's vehicle parked outside the Walmart at
12000 Iron Bridge Plaza around 1:15 p.m. Wednesday to investigate a report of a dog locked inside the
car. Once on scene, police said they found two dogs inside. After they forced their way into the car, police
discovered both dogs were dead.
"I didn't intentionally kill my animals. I love my animals with everything," Pegram said. She added she
parked close to the store, in a shaded area.
Police said it appeared the dogs were in the car for about an hour before police were notified. CBS 6
meteorologist Carrie Rase said temperatures in Central Virginia were in the mid-80's at that time. She said
temperatures inside vehicles could rise 20 — 30 degrees over outside temperatures.
"I was devastated. My daughter was crying. I was crying. Some lady waiked up to me and called me a
stupid bitch. Police didn't do anything," Pegram said. "We just made a mistake, a human mistake and i
don't know what the outcome will be."
Pegram is due back in court on June 19. _
Please help!
If you see a distressed dog in a car,have the ovmer
paged in nearby storez immediately.Call ihe lotal
�� "�_��� humanesocietyauihoritiesorthepolice.
LLL�U CL:�1.�1�U Lt�IXtLL%+1�3U ' - . If a dog shows any of the zymptoms of heat
- ' � exhaustion,place the dog in a shady or air
}�� ��`^ - conditioned area immediately.Lower body
" • - / � temperature gradually by providing water ro drink;
r-•* ��s��,��; f appiying a mld[owel or ice pack ro the head,neck
vexm�e Ter��iiivne � ��� and chest;or immersing[he dog in cool(not cold)
� �'- watec Seek vetennarian help immediately.
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as• �oa� +�a• - •glazedeyes •heavypanting
so• �09• +za• � — •r=stlessness •�apidpulse
,,ss• �ta• �z9• ' •exressivethirst •fever
- •leihargy •romiting
•lack of appetite •dizziness
•dark rongue •lack of coordination.
Since 1998, the average num6er of U.S. child hyperthermia fatalities per year is .38.
Can you imagine how many dogs have suffered or dieC in hot vehicles since 1998?
WHAT MANY PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW ABOUT THEIR CAR
A quick trip to the store can be painful or even deadly to your dog
VEHICLE HEATING DYNAMICS
Outside Temperature �� Internal Temperature of a Car
with windows cracked open
85°F 102°F in 10 minutes& 120°F in 1/2 hour
80°F 99°F in 10 minutes& 109°F in 20 minutes
72°F 116°F within one hour
Why DOGS Should NOT Be Lef� In PARKED CARS
The sun gives off shortwave energy. As this shortwave energy passes through the atmosphere
or through the windows of a parked car, it strikes the dashboard,steering wheel,and seats of the car.These
items absorb the shortwave energy of the sun and rapidly heat.These heated items radiate their heat into the
car,causing the air tempereture inside the car to rise repidly,creating an immediate danger for a dog.The chart
above shows how repidly the tempereture rises even in mild temperetures.ln short,the interior of a parked
car becomes like an oven (even if the windows are cracked and the car is parked in a shaded area)with
no relief for the dog.Just try touching your dashboard after 10 minutes and you will quickly realize why this
environment is so dangerous for a dog!!
Dogs can only withstand a high body tempereture for a short period of time before they experience serious
medical problems like nerve damage,heart problems,liver damage,brain damage and even death.Essentially all
their organ systems shut down at once if their body tempereture is unable to be reduced to a normal level.
The American Veterinary Medical Association warns that even a 60°F day can be fatal to a dog.
It has stated that a dog inside a parked car with the windows cracked, in the shade or even with the
air conditioning running does not help to cool down the temperature of a doq,When the air conditioner
is left running in a parked car,the air from the air conditioner will become stagnant after about 5-10 minutes;
consequently,the temperature inside a parked car will rise even with the air conditioner running.Remember
that a dog must have cool air to maintain a safe body temperature. This is impossible when the dog is inside a
warm car,let alone inside a hot car!!
, _ Some signs of Heat Exhaustion please help!
��-� �91azed eyes •heary panting
CP s " �""'�%�',• •r25tIESSn255 •apid pulse If you see a distressed dog in a car,have[he owner
`\_' ,• paged in nearby stores immediately.Call the bcal
–. - •excessive thiat •fever
�v ' �� •lethdrgy •vomiting humane society authorities or the police.
.�:��'2�3� I . mi .
"c:,m •lack of appetite •diainess If a dog shows any of the sympmms of heat
•darktongue •lackofcoordination exhaustion,placethedoginashadyorair
conditioned area immediately.Lower body
Sourrns: temperature gradually by providing water to drink;
RedRaver—hnp://www.myeagiscaol.com applying a cold towel or ice pack to the head,neck
Stantard UniversiryStudy—http://www.newscientizt.com/articleJdn7631 and chest;or immer5ing the dog in cool(not cold)
SanFmnrismSmnOniversityfmdy—http://ggwea[hecmm/hea[ water.5eekveterinarianhelpimmediately.
Amerimn Vetuinary Medi�al Assoriatian—https://www.arma.arg
(Printed January 2013 Q)
Reprinted from https://www.avma.org
AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Hot Cars and Loose Pets
Brutus. Duke, Coco. Lola and Jake_sure, they're fairly comrtqn pet names, but they're
also the names of just a few of the pets that died last year because they were left in cars
on warm(and not necessarily hot)days while their owners were shopping, visiting friends
or fartnly,or running errands.WhaCs w tragic is that these beloved pets were simpiy the
v�ctims of bad judgment.
Want numbers?M independent siudy� showed that the intenor temperature of vehicles
parked in outside temperatures ranging from 72 to 96' F rose steadily as lime increased.
Md cracking the windows doesn't help.
Elapsed time Temperature rise inside vehicle
10 minutes 19°F
20 minuies 29°F
30 minutes 34°F
60 minutes 43°F
1 to 2 hours 45-50°F
Estimated !/ehicle Interior e�ir
Temperature v. Elapsed Time
Estimated Vehicle Interior Air Tempereture v. Elapsed
Time
Outside AirTemperature (F)
Elapsed time
70 75 80 85 90 95
0 minutes 70 75 80 85 90 95
10 minutes 89 94 99 104 109 114
20 minutes 99 704 109 114 119 124
30 minutes 104 109 114 719 124 129
40 minutes 708 173 118 723 128 133
50 minutes 111 116 121 726 137 736
60 minutes 113 118 123 128 133 138
> 1 hour 175 120 125 130 135 140
Courtesy Jan Null,CCM;Department of Geosdences,San Francisw State Uri�rsiry
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PARKED CARS GET DANGEROUSLY HOT, EVEN i
� ON COOL DAYS, STANFORD STUDY FINDS �
Researchers advise parents: `Take your child with you' I
� STANFORD,Calif.—Even on a retatively cool day,the temperature inside a parked car I
, can quickly spike to Irfe-threatening levels if the sun is out,researchers at the Stanford �
' University School of Medicine have found.They hope their findings will put to rest the
rrtisconception that a parked car can be a safe place for a chitd w pet in mild weather. I
'There are cases of children dying on days as cool as 70 degrees Fahrenheit;said lead
authw Catherine Mclaren,MD,clinical insWctor in emergency medicine.Though past �
research has documented the temperature spike inside a car on e#remely hot days,this is I
the first time anyone has looked at cooler days,she added.
, McLaren collaborated with James�uinn,MD,associate professor of emergency medicine, I
and Jan Null,an independent certified consulting meteorologist,to measure the I
�� temperature rise inside a parked car on sunny days with highs ranging 6om 72 to 96 �
� degrees F.Their resutts,published in the July issue of the joumal Pediafncs,showed that �
a car's intenor can heat up bY an average of 40 degrees F within an hour,regardless of I
art�ient temperature.Eighty percent of the temperature nse occurted within ihe first
half-hour. �
'On a cool day,you don't feel hot so you believe it will be OK,-Quinn said.'But ambient j
temperature dcesn't matter,iPS whether ifs sunny out.'Much like the sun pn wartn a I
, greenhouse in winter,it can also warm a parked qr on cool days. In boN cases,Ne sun
, heats up a mau of air trapped under glass. I
� 'Cars get hot,we know this intuitivety,- Null said.'But this study tells us that qrs get hol �
� very fast' �
McLaren,�uinn and Null hope their work will help educate parents and caretakers about �
the risk associated wdh leaving a child or pet in a parked car.Null said a substantial I
number of caretakers intentionaliy leave children behind because they rttistakenly think
� conditions are safe. �,
, In such cases,the caretaker sometimes takes certain precautions,such as cracking a '
, window or running the air conditioner priw to parking the car.But lhe researchers found
, that such measures are inadequate:a cracked window had an insionificant effec[on both
the rate o(heatinq and the final temperature after an hour,and the air conditioner trick only
, delayed the temperature spike by about five rtvnutes. �
'If more people knew the danger of leaving their chiidren in the car,they probably wouldn't �
', do it," McLaren said.The solution is simple,she added:take your child wiih you when you i
park the car.
Null said he vrould like to investigate other variables,such as the car's color,the shape �
, and size of the intenor,or the eBect of tinted windows. But he is satisfied with the outcome I
of this study on its own.'One reviewer made the cortrrent that this paper will save lives; I
Null said.'ThaYs just about the best comment you can get' ,