{"id":8771,"date":"2019-06-17T12:35:18","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T12:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/?p=8771"},"modified":"2019-06-17T12:35:18","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T12:35:18","slug":"aaa-issues-child-and-pet-heatstroke-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/aaa-issues-child-and-pet-heatstroke-warning\/","title":{"rendered":"AAA issues child and pet heatstroke warning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As temperatures across some U.S. states, <a href=\"https:\/\/wa.aaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AAA<\/a> is reminding drivers not to leave children or pets in a vehicle, even for a short amount of time.<\/p>\n<p>In just ten minutes, the temperature inside a vehicle can jump 20 degrees. Because a child\u2019s body temperatures increases three to five times faster than adults, they are far more vulnerable to heatstroke. Last year, 52 kids died of vehicular heatstroke.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tips to prevent a heatstroke tragedy:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Never leave your child or pet in your vehicle, if only for a minute. Even on mild or overcast days, the internal temperature of a vehicle can increase quickly, causing possible heatstroke or even death.<\/li>\n<li>Sheer forgetfulness is one of the major causes of heatstroke deaths. A rushed or distracted caregiver can easily forget a quiet child who is in the vehicle. Create reminders and habits to prevent you from leaving a loved one behind. For example: leave an item in the back seat, such as a purse or briefcase, that you will need to retrieve at your next stop.<\/li>\n<li>Take action if you see an unattended child or pet in a vehicle. Call 911 and follow the instructions of emergency personnel.<\/li>\n<li>Discuss the issue of hot-car safety with everyone who drives your child, including partners, grandparents and babysitters.<\/li>\n<li>If your pet can\u2019t come with you when you get out of the vehicle leave the pet at home.<\/li>\n<li>Lock your car at all times &#8211; even in your garage or driveway \u2013 so young kids can\u2019t climb into the vehicle without your knowledge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As temperatures across some U.S. states, AAA is reminding drivers not to leave children or pets in a vehicle, even for a short amount of time. In just ten minutes, the temperature inside a vehicle can jump 20 degrees. Because a child\u2019s body temperatures increases three to five times faster than adults, they are far [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":8772,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family-safety-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8771\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}