This story is one that angers me on so many levels....Every year springtime rolls around and the news there are stories of infants and young children who die of hyperthermia from being left in a car. They cook to death!! With your child securely strapped in they cannot rescue themselves. Cannot get out of the car so they are trapped to die a torturous death because you "forgot" or were too lazy to take them out to put them back in. 3 things about this really get me mad.
#1 There is NO excuse NONE for leaving an infant/young child alone in a car not even for a minute. We all know that 1 minute can easily become 5-10+ You can become distracted by a phone call or numerous other things.
#2 What a horrific way to die!! Have you ever just say in a car even on a cool day while the sun is beating down? it gets hot FAST and with no circulation you begin to feel like you are suffocating not to mention you are sweating and dehydrating.
#3 Often the excuse you read is "I thought mom had them" or "I didn't know I had my baby today" or even "they were sleeping and I didn't want to wake them so I went inside and accidentally forgot" The biggest flaw in this is how much longer does it take to CHECK THE CAR SEAT? I mean really!! I used to work full time, we had a car seat in my car and one in my husbands, EVERY DAY before I would walk into work I made it a habit to look at the car seat....I knew I had not taken her with me just in case for some unknown reason my husband had snuck out and thrown her in the car I could rest assured knowing she was not cooking in the car seat with no way to move.
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