ON HOLD. PARK, LOOK AND LOCK. THAT바카라 게임 웹사이트S THE MANTRA FROM THE NBA ON HOW TO PREVENT CHILDREN FROM DYING IN HOT CARS. THERE바카라 게임 웹사이트S NO PATTERN WHEN IT COMES TO THESE HEAT STROKE DEATHS, AND ABOUT HALF OF CASES, CAREGIVERS SIMPLY FORGOT THEIR CHILD WAS IN THE CAR. A QUARTER OF CASES INVOLVED CHILDREN CLIMBING INTO UNLOCKED CARS AND BECOMING STUCK, JUST LEAVING WINDOWS OPEN OR PARKING IN THE SHADE. THAT바카라 게임 웹사이트S NOT ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE HEAT. EVEN ON MILD DAYS, IT ONLY TAKES TEN MINUTES FOR CARS TEMPERATURE TO INCREASE 19 DEGREES. IF YOU LOOK AT THE MONITOR, YOU CAN SEE IT바카라 게임 웹사이트S 67 DEGREES OUTSIDE. VERY COMFORTABLE, VERY NICE DAY, BUT IT바카라 게임 웹사이트S ALREADY 89 DEGREES IN THE CAR AND THAT바카라 게임 웹사이트S JUST GOING TO KEEP GOING UP. TYPICALLY ON A SUNNY DAY LIKE THIS, IT WILL GET UP INTO 120 SOMETHING, 130 SOMETHING, WHICH IS NOT SURVIVABLE IF SOMEONE IS IN THE CAR THAT LONG. THERE ARE SOME WAYS TO PROTECT YOUR CHILD ONE. NEVER LEAVE YOUR CAR UNLOCKED. ALSO, SET A REMINDER THA
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As temperatures rise, officials remind people never to leave children or pets unattended in vehicles for any length of time.The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration's Highway Safety Office and the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems are raising awareness about the dangers of heat stroke involving cars.On National Heatstroke Prevention Day, officials demonstrated how quickly a vehicle's interior temperatures can rise 바카라 게임 웹사이트 even on mild days 바카라 게임 웹사이트 by equipping a vehicle with a temperature gauge. "If you look at the monitor, you can see it's 67 degrees outside 바카라 게임 웹사이트 very comfortable, very nice day. But it's already 89 degrees in the car, and that's just going to keep going up," said Susanne Orgaitis-Jones, a coordinator with the Occupant Protection Health Care Project. "Typically on a sunny day like this, it'll get up into 120-something, 130-something, which is not survivable if somebody's in the car that long."Officials said it is important to know that leaving windows open or parking in the shade does little to reduce vehicle temperatures. And on mild days, it only takes 10 minutes for a car's temperature to increase by 19 degrees.On average, officials said 37 children in the United States die per year due to vehicular heat stroke. In about half of heat stroke cases, caregivers forgot their child was in the car. A quarter of cases involve children climbing into unlocked cars and getting stuck.According to the National Weather Service, symptoms of heat stroke can include a throbbing headache, confusion, slurred speech, nausea, dizziness, body temperature above 103 degrees, rapid and strong pulse, fainting and loss of consciousness, as well as skin that's hot, red, dry or damp.The weather service said heat stroke is a severe medical emergency and that a delay in treatment can be fatal. To help someone exhibiting symptoms, call 911 and/or get them to a hospital immediately.Move the victim to a cooler, preferably air-conditioned, environment, and reduce their body temperature with cool cloths or a bath. Do not give fluids.
GLEN BURNIE, Md. — As temperatures rise, officials remind people never to leave children or pets unattended in vehicles for any length of time.
The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration's Highway Safety Office and the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems are raising awareness about the dangers of heat stroke involving cars.
On National Heatstroke Prevention Day, officials demonstrated how quickly a vehicle's interior temperatures can rise 바카라 게임 웹사이트 even on mild days 바카라 게임 웹사이트 by equipping a vehicle with a temperature gauge.
"If you look at the monitor, you can see it's 67 degrees outside 바카라 게임 웹사이트 very comfortable, very nice day. But it's already 89 degrees in the car, and that's just going to keep going up," said Susanne Orgaitis-Jones, a coordinator with the Occupant Protection Health Care Project. "Typically on a sunny day like this, it'll get up into 120-something, 130-something, which is not survivable if somebody's in the car that long."
Officials said it is important to know that leaving windows open or parking in the shade does little to reduce vehicle temperatures. And on mild days, it only takes 10 minutes for a car's temperature to increase by 19 degrees.
On average, officials said 37 children in the United States die per year due to vehicular heat stroke. In about half of heat stroke cases, caregivers forgot their child was in the car. A quarter of cases involve children climbing into unlocked cars and getting stuck.
According to the National Weather Service, symptoms of heat stroke can include a throbbing headache, confusion, slurred speech, nausea, dizziness, body temperature above 103 degrees, rapid and strong pulse, fainting and loss of consciousness, as well as skin that's hot, red, dry or damp.
The weather service said heat stroke is a severe medical emergency and that a delay in treatment can be fatal. To help someone exhibiting symptoms, call 911 and/or get them to a hospital immediately.
Move the victim to a cooler, preferably air-conditioned, environment, and reduce their body temperature with cool cloths or a bath. Do not give fluids.
