10 minutes is how long it takes for a child to die in a hot car, officials with the Florida Highway Patrol said. Cases of death from heat stroke are caused by carelessness of the person in charge of the care of the child.
A 9-month-old baby, identified as Maria Solorio, became the most recent victim in Texas this week. The girl was declared dead at the scene, after her parents forgot her in a truck at high temperatures, Univision reported on June 10 of this year.
It is true that in all the cases described above happened in places where summer temperatures are naturally higher than in this area. We should note that this year they have been remarkably high, and that for many days we have exceeded 90º.
In the United States, this year six children have died in hot cars so far, and about 750 since 1998, according to Temperature Magazine in its May 24, 2018 edition.
Every year we treat this issue and we will continue to treat it especially in the summer, when the high temperatures become unbearable, imagine inside a closed car, in the sun, for hours.
This is the moment when we have to take special care if our passengers are those who cannot stand on their own. Every summer, preventable and heartbreaking deaths happen when we leave our children, our elderly and our pets alone in hot cars.
Our pets, like children, are less able to cool compared to adult humans. Each year thousands of animals also die as a result of excess heat when left in a closed vehicle, as well as exposed to the hot sun, chained or in cages without fresh water to quench their thirst.
It was a horrible incident that made headlines and incited the wrath of dog lovers around the world. A 10-month-old French bulldog died on a flight after it was placed inside the cabin’s upper compartment by order of a stewardess.
After this event, measures have been taken so that this does not happen again. Hopefully not, because they are also members of the family!
