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As temperatures soar, protect young children from heatstroke in the car

from WRAL

As temperatures soar, protect young children from heatstroke in the car WRAL As the temperature soars into the 90s, safety experts are reminding parents not to leave their kids in their cars — even to just run that quick errand. Since 1998, at least 849 children have died from heatstroke in cars, according to Safe Kids Worldwide. The nonprofit says that about 37 children die each year in hot cars, but the last two years set records — 53 in 2018 and 52 in 2019. And in more than half of these cases, the caregiver simply got distracted and forgot their child was in the car, Safe Kids says. READ MORE

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