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Most cases occur when a child is mistakenly left inside or gets into a vehicle unattended – and then becomes trapped. It doesn't take an especially hot day for a child to die
from heatstroke. When the outside temperature is as low as 60 degrees, the temperature inside a vehicle can reach all the way up to 110 degrees. If a child's body temperature reaches 107 degrees, that child will die from heatstroke.
The Office of EMS encourages the EMS community to join NHTSA's efforts to educate parents, caregivers and the public by sharing campaign materials available on
https://www.nhtsa.gov/heatstroke
and remembering to #checkforbaby on and off the clock.
To promote further social awareness and amplify the conversation about this vitally important safety issue, NHTSA will host a "Tweet-Up"
on National Heatstroke Prevention Day. Every 15 minutes, beginning at 7 a.m. ET on July 31, NHTSA officials will post stats, prevention tips and heatstroke awareness messages using the hashtags #heatstrokekills and #checkforbaby on all the agency's social
media channels. Share these messages with your colleagues and community members to make sure they know the dangers of heatstroke.
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