![]() As of June 25, there have been 13 children to die of heatstroke in 2014.In the opinion of Medical experts, temperatures exceeding 104 degrees can lead to death or serious injury for the occupants. Temperature changes take as little as one to two minutes to rise from air-conditioned levels to ambient and as little as seven minutes to reach 104 degrees. “On a day that is just 72 degrees Fahrenheit, the temperature can increase by 30 to 40 degrees in an hour, and 70 percent of this increase occurs the first 30 minutes.” Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia: According to Christopher Haines, DO, director of pediatric emergency medicine at St. It takes seconds to minutes - not minutes to hours.Call 911, or break into the vehicle if you have to, but DO NOT shrug it off and think someone else will take care of it! If you are a bystander that finds a child or pet alone in a car, do not hesitate for a second to get help immediately. ![]() ![]() It doesn’t matter if the windows are up or down, or if it is a hot day or a cold day, or if you park in the shade or the sun. ![]()
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