National Heatstroke Prevention Day (4/16/19)

Child Vehicular Heatstroke

Every year on average, 38 children die in hot cars in the US. We must provide safety messages to the public to help prevent these unthinkable injuries and deaths. Please use the following materials to raise awareness about these preventable tragedies.

Social Media Posts

Hashtags: #heatstrokekills #lookbeforeyoulock

The HOT CARS Act will prevent hot car tragedies. #heatstrokekills #lookbeforeyoulock

Technology exists to prevent hot car deaths, HOT CARS Act! #heatstrokekills #lookbeforeyoulock

A simple reminder in cars could prevent hot car deaths #heatstrokekills #lookbeforeyoulock

Cars can remind us of children in the back seat #heatstrokekills #lookbeforeyoulock

Today is National Heatstroke Prevention Day – never leave a child or animal alone in a car! #heatstrokekills #lookbeforeyoulock

See a child alone in a car? Get involved! Call 911 immediately. #heatstrokekills #lookbeforeyoulock

The difference between life or death is minutes in a hot car. #heatstrokekills #lookbeforeyoulock

Protecting children is everyone’s business. Get involved. Call 911. Save a life. #heatstrokekills

Be prepared to save a baby in a hot car with a resqme tool… get it today at /resqme-tool/ #heatstrokekills #lookbeforeyoulock

If you see a child alone in a car, call 911. Cars reach deadly temps in minutes. #heatstrokekills

Always check the back seat for baby! #lookbeforeyoulock #heatstrokekills

Ask childcare to call you if your baby doesn’t show up as planned! #heatstrokekills #lookbeforeyoulock

Always keep cars locked & keys out of reach of children. If a child is missing – check in all cars! #heatstrokekills #lookbeforeyoulock

A car is not a babysitter. NEVER leave a child or animal alone inside a vehicle, not even for a minute! #lookbeforeyoulock #heatstrokekills

Charts, Statistics and Maps

Radio Scripts

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Billboard

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State Laws

State Laws Specific to Children Left Unattended in Vehicles Link Good Samaritan Laws Specific to Rescuing Children in Cars English [PDF]

Federal Laws

Fatal Distraction

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KidsAndCars.org urges everyone to read “Fatal Distraction,” Gene Weingarten’s Pulitzer Prize-winning feature article published in The Washington Post Magazine. Learn how these heartbreaking and preventable tragedies can happen to anyone.

*as of June 8, 2016