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Florida has seen more deaths in hot cars than any other state this year, data shows

Florida has seen more deaths in hot cars than any other state this year, data shows
You might not expect today's temperature to present *** heat stroke risk. But, er, doctors want to raise awareness that the inside of *** car heats up fast and can be deadly. Here's health reporter Gillian, it's true. Even when it's not that hot outside as the sun beats down the danger inside cars spikes. If it's even for *** minute, take your child with, you do not leave anyone in *** car. Even if you're running an errand for one minute, it can happen very quickly. Since 1998 more than 940 Children have died after being left or trapped in *** hot car. Usually it happens because someone forgets *** child in the car. Usually that's because their routine changed. So dad may typically drop off the child but instead mom was dropping off the child at daycare and she forgot, she just went on to work, closed the car door and went upstairs to her office. According to the Strong For Life Program at Children's Health Care of Atlanta, when it's 75 degrees, it takes just 30 minutes minutes for the inside of *** car to hit 104 degrees dangerous for anyone, especially young Children, their temperatures can rise about 3 to 5 times faster than adults. In addition, young babies and toddlers, they don't sweat as much so they can't distribute that heat would say always check the back seat before locking car doors. It may help to leave something like *** cell phone next to the car seat and have *** plan with your child's day care center. Make sure that they check in on you if for some reason your child is late or not there that day and just make sure that nothing happened. I'm health reporter, Gillian Knapp. And that's your news, health health report. Safety experts say to never leave *** child alone in *** car. They say rolling down the windows or parking in the shade does little to lower the temperature.
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Florida has seen more deaths in hot cars than any other state this year, data shows
Four Florida families have experienced the tragedy of having a child die in a hot car in 2023, according to data from Kids and Car Safety. Two of those deaths have been in Central Florida in the last two and a half weeks. According to our sister station WESH, one was in Volusia County last Thursday and the other was in Brevard County at the end of May. Video above: More than 940 children have died in hot cars since 1998. Here's how to prevent more hot car deathsTonika Fountain's son is older now, but she remembers what it was like back in his car seat days."It's something that I just never forgot," she said. "I just always knew that he was there."But in the last two and a half weeks, two sets of parents in Central Florida have realized they've made a tragic mistake. "It's very sad. I just, I couldn't imagine," Fountain said. In Orange City, located in Volusia County, on Thursday, a 2-year-old died after being left in their family's car for several hours after they got home from lunch.On May 28, an 11-month-old died in Palm Bay in Brevard County after being left in the car while her mother attended church. "The feeling that the parent has after something like that happens. I can just imagine the guilt and the pain of something like that," Fountain said. The organization Kids and Car Safety says, unfortunately, Florida has seen more hot car deaths than any other state so far this year. "You have had four of the eight fatalities nationwide," said Janette Fennell, the president of Kids and Car Safety.She says with the temperatures Florida has been seeing, it doesn't take long for cars to become unbearably hot. "In the first 10 minutes, the vehicle temperature is going to spike as much as 20 degrees," Fennell said. According to data from her organization, Florida has already seen as many hot car deaths this year as it did in all of 2022. "It breaks my heart," Fountain said.

Four Florida families have experienced the tragedy of having a child die in a hot car in 2023, according to data from Kids and Car Safety.

Two of those deaths have been in Central Florida in the last two and a half weeks. According to our sister station WESH, one was in Volusia County last Thursday and the other was in Brevard County at the end of May.

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Video above: More than 940 children have died in hot cars since 1998. Here's how to prevent more hot car deaths

Tonika Fountain's son is older now, but she remembers what it was like back in his car seat days.

"It's something that I just never forgot," she said. "I just always knew that he was there."

But in the last two and a half weeks, two sets of parents in Central Florida have realized they've made a tragic mistake.

"It's very sad. I just, I couldn't imagine," Fountain said.

In Orange City, located in Volusia County, on Thursday, a 2-year-old died after being left in their family's car for several hours after they got home from lunch.

On May 28, an 11-month-old died in Palm Bay in Brevard County after being left in the car while her mother attended church.

"The feeling that the parent has after something like that happens. I can just imagine the guilt and the pain of something like that," Fountain said.

The organization Kids and Car Safety says, unfortunately, Florida has seen more hot car deaths than any other state so far this year.

"You have had four of the eight fatalities nationwide," said Janette Fennell, the president of Kids and Car Safety.

She says with the temperatures Florida has been seeing, it doesn't take long for cars to become unbearably hot.

"In the first 10 minutes, the vehicle temperature is going to spike as much as 20 degrees," Fennell said.

According to data from her organization, Florida has already seen as many hot car deaths this year as it did in all of 2022.

"It breaks my heart," Fountain said.