THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES IS RELEASING A NEW SET OF PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS REMINDING PARENTS TO “LOOK BEFORE YOU LOCK.”
ON AVERAGE, ABOUT 37 KIDS DIE IN HOT CARS EACH YEAR IN THE U-S…A TRAGEDY THAT IS EASILY PREVENTABLE ACCORDING TO THE D-C-F-S CAMPAIGN.
D-C-F-S SAYS THE SAME GOES FOR PETS…ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY CAN’T COOL DOWN AS QUICKLY AS PEOPLE CAN. THE GROUP, KIDS AND CARS DOT ORG SAYS EVEN WITH THE WINDOWS CRACKED, THE INSIDE TEMPERATURE OF A CAR CAN HIT 125 DEGREES IN JUST MINUTES.
ABOUT 37 KIDS DIE EACH YEAR IN HOT CARS, AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS IS THAT MOMS AND DADS DON’T THINK IT CAN HAPPEN TO THEM.
D-C-F-S IS URGING PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO PUT SOMETHING IN THE BACKSEAT THAT THEY WILL NEED LIKE A PURSE, WALLET, BRIEFCASE OR PHONE TO MAKE SURE THE CHILD ISN’T LEFT BEHIND.
ACCORDING TO THE GROUP, KIDS AND CARS DOT ORG, A CHILD’S BODY OVERHEATS THREE TO FIVE TIMES FASTER THAN AN ADULT’S, PUTTING THEM AT EVEN GREATER RISK IF LOCKED IN A HOT CAR.
