President and Founder of Kids and Car Safety, Janette Fennell shares her tips for keeping all your passengers safe during hot days.
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00:00 On average, 38 children die in hot cars every year.
00:04 And that's, you know, 38, way too many.
00:07 I don't think people truly understand
00:10 how quickly the temperature rises.
00:12 And in fact, the highest or the greatest increase
00:16 in temperature happens during the first 10 minutes.
00:19 So as soon as you, you know,
00:20 turn off the air conditioning, close and lock the door,
00:23 in the first 10 minutes,
00:25 that temperature is going to spike about 20 degrees.
00:29 And then it just keeps going up from there.
00:31 But those first 10 minutes are very crucial.
00:35 Little children don't have a mature respiratory system,
00:38 so they really can't sweat and dissipate that heat.
00:42 And, you know, put all that together
00:44 and you certainly have a recipe for disaster.
00:47 There tends to be a slight change in routine.
00:52 So, you know, put out the red flags
00:53 if anything's changing in your normal routine.
00:58 But the other thing is we really want people to understand
01:00 that this does, and it can happen to absolutely anyone.
01:04 And, you know, people want to make monsters
01:07 out of the people that this happens to,
01:09 but you need to understand it happens to absolutely anyone.
01:12 The tips we give is called look before you lock.
01:15 So when you arrive at your destination,
01:17 just open the back door of your vehicle,
01:19 even if you don't have children.
01:21 Make sure nothing is left behind in the backseat.
01:24 Takes three seconds, doesn't cost a penny.
01:27 So always look before you walk.