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Horrifying Ad Shows What 15 Minutes in a Hot Car

Does to Your Baby

A mother has provoked anger and indignation in Kuwait after she left her five-month-old

baby inside a locked car for one hour to do her shopping.

Here at The Stir we come across an alarming number of stories about babies and toddlers

dying of heat stroke after being left inside a hot car. In fact, we see far more than we could

e er rite a out. E ery ti e I hear of a other death, I a ’t help thi ki g, hy does this keep happening? How can we prevent perfectly healthy children from dying this way?

Thankfully a new PSA is showing parents exactly how this happens. One Decision, a video on

vehicular heat stroke, is a simple reenactment of a mom leaving her child in the car while she

stops i to a store to pi k up just a fe thi gs. The result is de astati g. But the ost sho ki g thing of all — the mom looks like any one of us.

It can take just 15 minutes for a child in a hot car to suffer life-threatening brain or kidney

injuries. Fifteen minutes is about how long it can take to run into the grocery store to pick up

some milk. Of course, you probably know plenty of people who have left their babies in the car

for just a fe i utes a d othi g ad happe ed, a d that’s ki d of hy kids keep dyi g. Childre do ’t die every time, so so eho pare ts see to thi k it’s a safe ga le to ake —

ut it’s ot.

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A mother has provoked anger and indignation in Kuwait after she left her five-month-old baby

inside a locked car for one hour to do her shopping.

“hoppers ho heard the a y’s ries a d dis o ered hi i side the lo ked ar tried to res ue him but were unable to unlock the doors, local Arabic daily Al Rai reported on Sunday. The

shoppers said they alerted the shoppi g e tre’s se urity guards, ho roke the side i do . The security staff and the shoppers remained by the car trying to calm the baby until the

mother returned.

The newspaper said that on seeing the crowd, she rushed to them, concerned that something

terrible had happened to her child.

When asked about her actions, she said that

she left the baby asleep and did not think that

he would wake up while she was doing her

shopping.

“he’s ot a slo , she’s ot o drugs, she looks like an ordinary, responsible, middle-class

mom. But she makes one bad choice.

A d the there are the pare ts ho lea e their kids i the ar y a ide t e ause they’re preoccupied, busy, or just plain sleep-deprived. For these parents, the Cars and

Kidsorganization has helpful tips for preventing vehicular heat stroke.

Back seat: Put something in the back seat whenever you strap a child in, so you have to open

the back door, or at least turn around to find that item, when you get out of the car. Your

handbag or briefcase, cellphone, or employee badge.

Every child should be correctly restrained in the back seat.

Stuffed a i al: Keep a rightly olored o e i the ar seat he your hild is ’t there. The move it from the car seat to the front seat after you strap your child in, to remind you when

your baby is in the back seat.

Ask your baby sitter or child- are pro ider to all you ithi i utes if your hild has ’t arrived on time.

Focus on driving: Avoid cellphone calls and text-messaging while driving.

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Every time you park your vehicle — every single time — open the back door to make sure no

one has been left behind.

I thi k that first tip is espe ially helpful. It’s a s art ay to for e yourself to re e er your child. Sad that anyone should need that reminder, but like I said — e’ e o e a ross a lot of sad stories. It happens to normal, well-meaning, responsible parents like you.

Help motoraty.com to save a child by sharing this story with your family and friends.

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