Facts about Child Heat Stroke in Cars.
Here are some facts about hot cars and keeping kids safe:
- Heat stroke is the leading cause of non-crash, vehicle-related deaths in children under 15.
- Heat stroke can happen when the body is not able to cool itself quickly enough.
- A child's body heats up three to five times faster than an adult's does.
- When left in a hot car, a child's major organs begin to shut down when his temperature reaches 104 degrees Fahrenheit (F).
- A child can die when his temperature reaches 107 degrees F.
- Cars heat up quickly! In just 10 minutes, a car can heat up 20 degrees F.
- Cracking a window and/or air conditioning does little to keep it cool once the car is turned off.
- Heat stroke can happen when the outside temperature is as low as 57 degrees F.
The Solution.
The CAPS (Child Adult Pet Safety) Device is THE solution for heat stroke related illnesses and deaths in vehicles. Through a series of sensors placed inside the vehicle, if the internal temperature gets too hot or too cold and there is ANY LIVING ENTITY left inside said vehicle, CAPS goes through a protocol of notifying the owners of the vehicle and then emergency first responders and the closest landline to the vehicle. Please watch the video below. This is a re-enactment of a true story that occurred in Texas not too long ago. Unfortunately the car in the real version did not have a CAPS device so the outcome was much more tragic than this ending.
01. Detect
Using multiple sensors, the device ties into the main computer of any vehicle. Once the vehicle is turned off and the internal temperature reaches a hazardous level (hot or cold).
02. Notify
if there are living entities inside the vehicle, CAPS notifies the owner via smart phone and/or key fob.
03. Respond
If the deactivation code is not input into the device remotely from either the key fob or smart phone, after a short time (time can be temperature sensitive) the device then notifies emergency responders, as well as the closest geographical landline to the vehicle. Because of the use of GPS as well as global cell phone location technology this device also serves the function of a solution for amber alerts and silver alerts.
Media
Hot cars are deadly, see what the press is saying.
Emily Shapiro.“The United States is on the verge of breaking its record for the number of children who’ve died in hot cars within one year, the National Safety Council warned on Tuesday.”
Susan Williams.“Every year in the United States, an average of 37 children die in hot cars, and 88 percent of the victims are a helpless age three and under.”
Anna Groves, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.“Parents say they would never, ever forget their child in a car on a hot day. But David Diamond, a professor of psychology and molecular pharmacology and physiology at the University of South Florida who studies memory, warns it could happen to anyone.”