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Kids In and Around Cars

Buckling your child up is just one way to help prevent injuries. It's also important to be aware of the other hazards cars can pose to kids. Preventing backover and frontover incidents, heat stroke and trunk entrapment are just as important to keeping your kids safe in and around vehicles.
Never Leave You Child Alone in A Car Prevent Trunk Entrapment Spot the Tot - Prevent Back-Overs and Front-Overs

Since 1998 more than 500 children across the U.S. have died from heat stroke when unattended in a vehicle.  

In just minutes, the inside of a car can become dangerously hot.  That's especially dangerous for children left unattended.

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For many kids, a car trunk looks
like a fun place to play or hide.

Tragically, many families have
discovered that kids can get in but they can't always get out.

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Danger can come from any direction, and children should never play in driveways, in parking lots or on sidewalks when vehicles are present.

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