One second is all it takes for something horrific to happen.
A car’s temperature can change quickly. It can become too hot or too cold in minutes. You could lock your keys in the car, along with your child. According to Safe Kids, 30 children die each year when they are alone in the car
What is the harm in leaving a child alone in the car?
Heat stroke (hyperthermia) is the biggest danger. Heat stroke can damage the brain and other body organs. It can even lead to death. It doesn’t take long for a child’s body temperature to become too high very fast when left in a car because:
The temperature inside a car can increase by 20 degrees in just 10 minutes and 40 degrees in an hour. It doesn’t have to feel hot outside to be dangerous inside a car. Deaths have happened when it’s just above 70 degrees F (Fahrenheit) outside. Leaving the windows open slightly does not prevent the temperature from rising to a dangerous level.
A child’s body heats up three to five times faster than an adult’s body. Children have a lot of body surface area that absorbs heat. Children’s bodies have not yet developed the ability to cool down well.
Most of the children who have died from heat stroke after being left alone in a car were 3 and under, but it has happened to kids as old as 14.
Other risks of leaving a child alone in the car include being trapped in a trunk, setting the car in motion, or being taken from the car.
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