Consumer Reports: Children face heat stroke dangers

Here are some tips to protect your children from heat stroke.

A 4-YEAR-OLD BOY ON APRIL25TH, WHO APPARENTLY SNUCKOUTSIDE AND INTO THE FAMILYCAR UNNOTICED.

EVEN ON DAYSWITH MILD TEMPERATURES, THEHEAT INSIDE A VEHICLE CANREACH DANGEROUS LEVELS WITHINAN HOUR, POSING SIGNIFICANTHEALTH RISKS TO SMALL CHILDRENOR PETS LEFT INSIDE.

CHYRON:EMILY THOMAS, PH.D., CONSUMERREPORTS "BECAUSE EVERYONE'SHOME MORE OFTEN THAN USUAL,PARENTS NEED TO MAKE SURE THATTHEIR KEYS ARE ALWAYS OUT OFREACH OF LITTLE HANDS AND THATTHEIR VEHICLES ARE LOCKED ATALL TIMES." AND RESTRICTIONSAT SOME STORES MAY TEMPT SOMEPARENTS TO LEAVE THEIR CHILDIN THE CAR TO DECREASE THECHILD'S RISK OF EXPOSURE TOCOVID-19 WHILE THEY SHOP.

--BUT, EVEN WITH THE WINDOWCRACKED OR THE VEHICLE PARKEDIN THE SHADE, THE INTERIORTEMPERATURES WITHIN THE CARCAN REACH DANGEROUS LEVELS INA SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

--"CHILDREN'S BODIES HEAT UPTHREE TO FIVE TIMES FASTERTHAN ADULTS.

THAT'S WHY IT'SNEVER SAFE FOR THEM TO BE LEFTUNATTENDED INSIDE OF A CLOSEDVEHICLE.

IT DOESN'T MATTER IFYOU'RE PARKED IN THE SHADE, ORIF YOU'VE LEFT THE WINDOWCRACKED, OR EVEN IF YOU THINKIT'S NOT THAT HOT OUT.

ITEFFECTS THEM DIFFERENTLY ANDIT'S NEVER SAFE."CONSUMER REPORTS AND THEAMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICSREMINDS PARENTS TO ALWAYSCHECK THEIR POOL AND CAR FIRSTIF A CHILD IS MISSING.TODAY WE BEGIN TO SEE DAILY