National Heatstroke Day

Every year on average, 39 children die in hot cars in the US. We must provide safety messages to the public to help prevent these unthinkable injuries and deaths. Please use the following materials to raise awareness about these preventable tragedies.

Social Media Posts and Memes

Written posts are available below the memes.

Hashtags: #PasstheHotCarsAct #heatstrokekills #lookbeforeyoulock

An occupant detection system in cars could prevent hot car deaths. #PasstheHotCarsAct #heatstrokekills #lookbeforeyoulock

Technology exists to prevent hot car deaths… what are we waiting for? #PasstheHotCarsAct

2018 was the deadliest year in history for child hot car deaths. #PasstheHotCarsAct #heatstrokekills #lookbeforeyoulock

Cars can alert us of children in the back seat and save precious little lives. #PasstheHotCarsAct #heatstrokekills #lookbeforeyoulock

Today is National Heatstroke Prevention Day #PasstheHotCarsAct #heatstrokekills #lookbeforeyoulock

See a child or animal alone in a car? Get involved! Call 911 immediately. #heatstrokekills #lookbeforeyoulock

The difference between life or death can be minutes in a hot car. #PasstheHotCarsAct #heatstrokekills #lookbeforeyoulock

Be prepared to save a baby in a hot car with a resqme tool… get it today at /resqme-tool/ #heatstrokekills #lookbeforeyoulock

Always check the back seat for baby! #lookbeforeyoulock #heatstrokekills

Ask childcare to call you if your baby doesn’t show up as planned! #heatstrokekills #lookbeforeyoulock

Always keep cars locked & keys out of reach of children. If a child is missing – check in all cars! #heatstrokekills #lookbeforeyoulock

Information Cards

Charts, Statistics and Maps

Radio Scripts

English [PDF]

Billboard

English

State Laws

State Laws Specific to Children Left Unattended in Vehicles Good Samaritan Laws Specific to Rescuing Children in Cars

Federal Laws

Fatal Distraction – MUST READ

KidsAndCars.org urges everyone to read “Fatal Distraction,” Gene Weingarten’s Pulitzer Prize-winning feature article published in The Washington Post Magazine. Learn how these heartbreaking and preventable tragedies can happen to anyone.

Read article

*as of April 10, 2019