Kidsafe Queensland:
Every week
the RACQ road patrol rescues over 25 young children and babies from locked
cars. In as little as 7 minutes the inside temperature of a car can go from
air-conditioned 24 degrees to 400c. It only takes a split second for a child to lock themselves in the car and feel the effects of the hot son. Leaving your child unattended in is actually against the law!
We live in
Queensland and have earned our reputation as the ‘Sunshine State’. A child
can’t regulate their body temp like an adult, it doesn’t take long for them
to dangerously overheat in a stationary locked car, even in cars with window
tinting, parked in the shade and windows left open a bit!
When your body temperature reaches 400c, your organs start to shut down which can result in serious injury and be fatal! Young children are at risk of dehydration, heatstroke, hyperthermia, and asphyxia, which can be fatal. NEVER EVER leave children unattended in the car.
Yes there
are exemptions for petrol stations but if you can’t send hubby on his own then
choose a quiet time of day, best if it is a pay-at-the-pump, park under shade
close to the paystation, turn off the engine, apply the brake, take your keys
with you, lower the window opposite the pump and if you cannot take the kids
with you then RUN!
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Answer
today’s question: Have you seen a child being left in a car? What did
you do?
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