nela13
Summer is near and every year we hear stories about parents who forget their child inside cars and sometimes the consequences are fatal. Children are more likely to suffer a heat stroke as children’s body temperature rises faster compared to adults, and their small bodies take longer to cool, besides that children have less control over their environment and don’t abandon a specific situation in an emergency. On a hot day, a car parked under sunlight can reach potentially fatal temperatures for a child in just one hour, and even a vehicle standing in a shady area can heat up dangerously after two hours. Diseases related to overheating occur when the body is unable to regulate its own temperature, potentially resulting in organ failure, brain damage and death.
A child is at extreme risk of developing a disease related to overheating when reaching a body temperature of 40 degrees Celsius or more. We should always remember that children need our care and it is easier than we think forget a child inside a car (or because we are in a rush, or they are quiet or sleeping, or we are thinking about something else…). Just be aware of this and look after your children ?
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Question of
How long does it take for a car to warm up and reach fatal temperatures?
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2 hours
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30 minutes
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1 hour
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1 hour and 30 minutes
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Question of
If the car is parked in a shadow, how long does it take for a car to warm up and reach fatal temperatures?
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2 hours
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1 hour
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1 hour and 30 minutes
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3 hours
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Question of
At which temperature is a child in danger to have a heat stroke?
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42
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40
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39
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41
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Question of
How many children, do you think, died in the last decade in US, because they are left in the car in a hot day?
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750
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800
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850
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700
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Question of
What could be the consequences for a child left in car?
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Death
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Brain demage
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Organ failure
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All above are correct
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Question of
What type of car heats faster?
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A van
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A compact car
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Station Wagons
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Mid-size car
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Question of
Under which circunstances can you leave a child alone in a car?
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If the child is sleeping
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If he/she doesnt want to go with us
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If it will only take us 5 minutes to come back
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Never, we should never leave a child alone in a car
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Question of
For every 15 minutes in the sun, how much does the temperature inside the car increase?
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5 degrees celcius
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10 degrees celcious
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15 degrees celcious
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20 degrees celcious
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Excellent post. People deifinitely need reminding about this. Sadly every year dogs die in hot cars too 🙁
some folks shouldn’t be allowed to have children
wrong wrong wrong not got all wrong
How many did you get correct?
good one, it happens to my old car lately, sigh! so sad! Will pay you a visit. 😛
Unfortunately it still happens 🙁
Such a sad situation that happens way too often!
Very often unfortunately 🙂
Five out of eight on this quiz.
Not bad, thank you for reading and answering the quiz.
You are welcome nela13.
You had described well on how to do it. Thanks for sharing.c”,)
Thank you, this is a problem every summer and I think we should all be aware of this.
I agree. I think it also happens during rainy days.
I got 5/8. Very interesting, thanks for the info. 🙂
Thank you Sabrina, glad you liked it 🙂
Good article – Really helpfull
Thank you. I think it is important to be aware of this problem.
How long does it take for a car to warm up and reach fatal temperatures?
You got 5 out of 8 right!
Not bad, we should always remember that our child come first 🙂