I have worked in private practice, academia, military medicine, and in austere low-resource settings. I am associate professor of neurology and medicine at New York Medical College (NYMC), where I am also Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion and Associate Dean for Student Affairs.
Children should never be left alone in the car. It takes only a few minutes for a child to sufferfrom heat exhaustion and heat stroke , which can lead to death. This occurs much quicker than it would in an adult.It takes only a few minutes for a child to overheat, suffocate, and die in a hot car . Hot car deaths are more likely when days are hotter, so this is particularly concerning given the current heat wave impacting the U.S. and countries worldwide. Although more thanin the U.S.
The process that allows heat to escape the body to lower our body temperature does not work as well in children, which means children will get dehydrated much more quickly than adults. They will also suffer from heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and death more quickly. Once the child's temperature hits 104 degrees Fahrenheit, the child's major organs begin to shut down, which can lead to death.
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