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As the weather heats up we want to remind you to NEVER leave your child alone in the car. Since 1998, more than 500 children across the U.S. have died from hyperthermia, when unattended in a vehicle. Sadly, more than half of these reported heat stroke deaths occurred when a distracted caregiver forgot their child was in the car or truck. Other heat stroke fatalities occurred when a child was playing in an unattended vehicle and became trapped, or when a child was intentionally left unattended by an adult "for just a few minutes." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbUVUC4qx84&feature=share&list=PLJKqV55EQWmOpjMC1vWmV17LTrOvLKoFD

Hyperthermia

Since 1998, more than 500 children across the U.S. have died from hyperthermia, when unattended in a vehicle. Sadly, more than half of these reported heat st...

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