>>BRUCE HAMILTON: 2 CHILDREN DIED IN JUST 2 WEEKS HERE IN FLORIDA AFTER BEING LEFT IN
HOT CARS TUESDAY, 11 MONTH-OLD
DIED IN TALLAHASSEE. AND LAST
WEEK A 3 YEAR-OLD DIED IN A
HOT CAR IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
STATE RANKS SECOND FOR HAVING
THE MOST CAR DEATHS JENS
OUTSIDE WITH AN EXPERT TO WALK
US THROUGH HOW TO PREVENT
THESE KINDS OF TRAGEDIES JET.
>> YEAH, BRUCE, AND THE POINT
IS IS THAT WE’VE HAD 2 IN 2
WEEKS AND THAT IS ENTIRELY TOO
MANY AND IT’S WERE WORTH
WORKED FACING ANOTHER DAY TO
DAY OF TRIPLE DIGIT FEELS LIKE
TEMPERATURES. SO JESSICA
WINBERRY WITH WILSON
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL IS HERE.
AN EXPERT IN THIS. WE’VE
TALKED FOR YEARS ABOUT THIS.
JESSICA, THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE. AND AND AND EACH TIME
THIS HAPPENS, IT’S SO
IMPORTANT. WE REMIND OUR
VIEWERS BECAUSE THE REALITY IS
THIS USUALLY IS AN ACCIDENT.
NO PARENT EVER WANTS THIS TO
HAPPEN. OBVIOUSLY, WHAT
USUALLY ARE THE REASONS THAT A
PARENT WILL FORGET THAT THEIR
CHILD IS IN THE BACK SEAT.
IT’S NORMALLY A CHANGING
SITUATION. SO TYPICALLY, YOU
KNOW, ONE PARENT BRINGS THE
CHILD TO DAYCARE THIS TIME.
THERE’S A CHANGE IN SITUATION.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: SO IT’S
NORMALLY AROUND A CHILD, YOU
KNOW, HAVING A CHANGE IN
SITUATIONS. SO THERE ARE LOTS
OF THINGS WE CAN DO TO TRY TO
PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, MOM USUALLY
TAKES THE BABY TO DAYCARE. BUT
FOR WHATEVER REASON, DEAD
TAKES THE CHILD THAT DAY, WE
DID SEE, IN FACT, YOU KNOW,
EARLIER LAST WEEK ACTUALLY A
LITTLE A LITTLE ONE THAT WAS
LEFT IN A BACK OF THE CARCASS.
DAD WORKED AT THE DAY CARE AND
JUST DIDN’T REALIZE THAT THE
BABY WAS THERE FROM WHAT IT
SOUNDS LIKE A SHOW THAT SAID,
YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS WE
HAVE TO REMEMBER IS THAT CARS
CAN HEAT UP VERY, VERY QUICK,
RESPECTED, ASKED SO CARS CAN
HEAT UP ABOUT 20 DEGREES IN 10
MINUTES.
>> AND THAT IS REGARDLESS OF
HAVING YOUR WINDOWS CRACKED.
SO HAVING YOUR WINDOWS CRACKED
IS NOT GOING TO REALLY
DRAMATICALLY CHANGE THE
TEMPERATURE OF THE CAR. AND
REMEMBER, SMALL CHILDREN HEAT
UP 3 TO 5 TIMES FASTER THAN WE
DO AS ADULTS SO THEY CAN
OVERHEAT QUICKLY. BODY
TEMPERATURE GETS 204 AND ORGAN
START TO SHUT DOWN BODY
TEMPERATURE AT 107 AND DEATH
CAN OCCUR. IT IS A TERRIBLE
DEATH. IT SAYS IF IT’S
SUFFOCATION, YOU JUST CAN’T
IMAGINE THAT I’LL JUST DIE IN
THAT WAY IN PARTICULAR. LET’S
LET’S LET’S WALK OUR VIEWERS
THROUGH. SO WE HAVE START
HERE. YES, HAS BECAUSE HE’S
JUST A LOT OF TIMES. IT IS I
YOU KNOW, SOMEONE ALWAYS SAYS
I’LL NEVER DO THIS. BUT THE
REALITY IS, IF YOU
PARTICULARLY IF YOU HAVE A
LITTLE ONE WHO’S IN A
REAR-FACING, YOU CAN SEE IN
THE REARVIEW MIRROR THAT THE
CHILD IS IN THE SEAT AND A LOT
OF TIMES THEY FALL ASLEEP IN
THEIR SLEEPING. THAT’S RIGHT.
SO THIS IS A GREAT REMINDER.
HE WALK US. REALLY SO WE KNOW
A LOT OF THESE DEATHS HAPPENED
WITH CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF
3.
>> THEY ARE REAR-FACING.
SOMETIMES THEY FALL ASLEEP. SO
IS MANY REMINDERS THAT WE CAN
CREATE THE BETTER WE ARE SO
PUTTING OUR PERSON THE BACK,
PUTTING A BRIEFCASE IN THE
BACK, PUTTING OUR PHONE THE
BACK, SOMETHING THAT WOULD
CAUSE US TO LOOK IN THE BACK
SEAT GETTING IN THE HABIT OF
PUTTING SOMETHING IN THE CAR
SEAT. SO WHAT WE CAN DO IS
EXCHANGE THE CHILD FOR THIS
REMINDER. SO THIS WOULD GO IN
THE FRONT SEAT WHEN THE CHILD
GOES IN THE CAR. THIS IS A
VISUAL TO REMIND PARENTS TO.
ABSOLUTELY. YEAH, IT GOES IN
THE FRONT SEAT. AND SO WHEN
PARENT LOOKS OVER, GETTING
READY TO GRAB SOMETHING IN
THAT SEAT, BILL C THIS
REMINDER AND REMEMBER THAT
THEIR CHILD IS IN THE BACK OF
THE CAR, YOU KNOW, WITH THE
THINGS HE’S I MEAN, YOU HATE
TO THINK THAT SOMEONE WILL
REMEMBER THEIR PURSE OVER
THEIR CHILD, RIGHT? BUT ONE OF
THE MINERS I’VE HEARD OVER THE
YEARS, JUST GREAT. I’M GOING
TO SHOW YOU HOW DO IS TAKE
YOUR ACTUAL SHOE.
>> OKAY. AND PUT IT IN THE
BACK WHERE THE CHILD IS
BECAUSE EVEN AS RUSHED AS YOU
ARE GETTING OUT OF THE CAR AND
IF YOU’RE GOING SOMEWHERE,
YOU’RE GOING TO REMEMBER THAT
YOU’RE NOT WEARING A SHIP.
THAT’S RIGHT. YOUR PURSE, YOUR
PHONE. THOSE ARE THINGS THAT
WE GET OUT OF THE CAR WITH
EVERY SINGLE DAY. IF WE DON’T
GET OUT THE CAR WITH HER CHILD
EVERY SINGLE DAY, THAT’S A
CHANGE IN PARENTS ARE
MULTITASKING MORE THAN EVER.
SO WE MAY BE ON OUR WAY TO
WORK. DOING A BUSINESS CALL ON
OUR WAY TO WORK. AND THAT JUST
SETS US TO KIND OF FORGET THAT
THE CHILD IN THE CAR, WE MAY
BE DOING. THE HIRING OF WORK
WERE WORKING FROM HOME SOME
DAYS IN THE OFFICE OF THE DAY.
SO OUR ROUTINES ARE ALMOST OFF
WHACK EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR
SOME FAMILIES. WHAT ABOUT
COMMUNICATING WITH THE DAY
CARE? FOR EXAMPLE, ALSO AND
HAVING THEN SORT OF PARTNER
WITH YOU TO HELP YOU WITH
THESE. WHEN I WE CAN GET
DAYCARES TO PARTNER WITH
FAMILIES. THAT’S GREAT. SO IF
KIDS NORMALLY GET DROPPED OFF
AT 7.30, AT 7.40, THEY’RE NOT.
THEY’RE A REMINDER CALLED TO
THE PARENTS REALLY DOES HELP
INCREASE THAT CHANCE. THAT
CHILD IS NOT GOING TO BE LEFT
IN THE CAR FOR LONG ENOUGH.
>> TO, YOU KNOW, SUSTAIN SOME
OF THESE TYPES OF INJURIES AND
DEATHS ALSO ASKED THE DAYCARE
TO CALL YOU OUT TO ANY
TECHNOLOGY OUT THERE THAT CAN
HELP WITH THIS. SO WE ALL HAVE
PHONES SET REMINDERS ON YOUR
PHONES. WE SET REMINDERS TO
WAKE US UP IN THE MORNING.
RECENT RECENT REMINDERS GOT
MEETINGS. 7.30, CHILD’S
DROPPED OFF. ALARM GOES OFF.
THAT WILL REALLY HELP US AND
THEN START LOOKING FOR NEW
TECHNOLOGY CAR SEAT.
MANUFACTURERS ARE REALLY
STEPPING UP TO PLATE. WE SEE
CARS VEHICLES STARTING TO ADD
SOME DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGY. SO
AS WE’RE LOOKING AT NEW
PRODUCTS, CHECK OUT THAT
TECHNOLOGY AND SEE WHAT MIGHT
HELP YOU IN YOUR PARTICULAR
SITUATION. BECAUSE, AGAIN,
LIKE YOU MENTIONED, PARENTS
DON’T GET UP IN THE MORNING
INTENDING TO LEAVE THEIR CHILD
ALONE IN A HOT CAR THE TRAGEDY
EVERY SINGLE TIME JUST GOING
THERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
YOUR TIME. INJURY PREVENTION
COORDINATOR FOR WILSON
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. WE
APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU.