July Is National Heatstroke Prevention Month
July 06, 2023
According to NoHeatStroke.org, 949 children have died due to vehicular heatstroke since 1998. Yet, all these deaths could have been prevented. The number of child hot car deaths for 2021 was 23. In 2022, 33 deaths were reported, and so far in 2023, nine deaths have been reported. On average, 38 children under the age of 15 die each year from heatstroke after being left in a vehicle.