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Citation |
Kuska T. J. Emerg. Nurs. 2012; 38(3): 287-288. |
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Affiliation |
U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Region 5, Matteson, IL, USA. thelmakuska@comcast.net |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2012, Emergency Nurses Association, Publisher Elsevier Publishing) |
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22445209 |
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Abstract |
Hyperthermia is the leading cause of non–crash-related vehicle deaths for children younger than 14 years. Since 1998, a total of 524 children ranging in ages from 5 days to 14 years have died from vehicular hyperthermia in the United States, an average of 38 deaths per year. About half of the deaths were caused by a caregiver forgetting about the children in the car, and 30% were the result of children playing unattended in a vehicle. In addition to those who die, it is estimated that annually, hundreds of children experience varying degrees of heat illness from being left in cars.... Language: en |