Approximately 40 kids each year die from being left in a hot car.
Jorge Montano, the Pediatric Injury Prevention Specialist at Renown says it's never ok to leave your child in a car even for one second.
He says every ten minutes in a vehicle the temperature rises by 20 degrees.
Montano explains if you think your child is suffering from heat stroke there are things you can do.
“Monitor the child first for responsiveness. If they’re not producing any diapers, if they have nausea vomiting, complaining of headaches, then you should go seek medical attention immediately,” he said.
He says the first thing you should do is remove the child from the heat, try to cool them down and while doing all of this make sure to be calling for help or taking your child to the nearest health care facility.
“As it pertains to heatstroke, it can happen within 10 to 15 minutes depending on he situation," he said. "If a child’s already dehydrated, not feeling well or very ill it could start having some very significant effects.”
Montano says to make sure to give someone with severe symptoms small doses of water because if you give them big doses it can cause vomiting and further dehydration, in this case you should still call 911.
