Saturday, August 6, 2022

Vehicle manufacturers creating methods to prevent car deaths from heat

I [Gloria Poole, R.N.,artist,] read an article this morning that prompted me to post some of it here. The temperatures in Springfield Missouri have been higher than 101 day after day, sometimes reaching highs of 107 degrees. As a Registered Nurse, I know that heat related illness is common in the summer among the young, the old, the sick, the weak, and among sports participants. I posted the symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke on this blog before so if you are not familiar with those, pleas scroll back and find that post. It might save your life or someone else's someday. Heat exhaustion is the less serious consequence of exposure to extremely high temperatures. heat stroke on the other hand has the same neurological effects and risk of death as cerebral stroke.

However this post is about children left in hot vehicles unintentionally who die within minutes if not rescued. It is my way of helping spread the word that every citizen, evry person in any parking lot anywhere should be on alert for children and infants left in cars, because it is a life threatening emergency. In that situation, call 911, break the glass if the child cannot follow instructions to unlock car quickly and get child/infant out of that hot car and into cooling place or cool with water as quickly as possible. That's the first aid .

Here is some of the info with its source that I read this morning:

Quote:

Know the Facts

* A child's body temperature rises three to five times faster than an adult's.

* When a child is left in a hot vehicle, that child's temperature can rise quickly — * and they could die within minutes. 

* Heatstroke begins when the core body temperature reaches about 104 degrees. 

* A child can die when their body temperature reaches 107 degrees.

* In 2021, 23 children died of vehicular heatstroke.

* In 2018 and 2019, we saw a record number of hot car deaths —  53 children died each year — * the most in at least 20 years, according to NoHeatstroke.org.

* Everyone Can Help Prevent Hot Car Deaths: [

Parents and Caregivers, Bystanders, shoppers, EMTs, Police Officers, Firemen, neighbors, walkers, all have the skills to rescue a child or infant in a locked car.

"Some ideas how to prevent children/infants being left in vehicles:

1. Never leave a child in a vehicle unattended — even if the windows are partially open or the engine is running, and the air conditioning is on"

2. Make it a habit to check your entire vehicle — front and back — before locking the door and walking away. Train yourself to Park, Look, Lock, or always ask yourself, "Where's Baby?"

3. Ask your childcare provider to call if your child doesn’t show up for care as expected. 

4. Place a personal item like a purse or briefcase in the back seat, as another reminder to look before you lock. Write a note or place a stuffed animal in the passenger's seat to remind you that a child is in the back seat.

5. Store car keys out of a child's reach and teach children that a vehicle is not a play area"[end quotes].

Read article see photos at :

https://www.nhtsa.gov/campaign/heatstroke; on web 6Aug2022;9am

. I wrote all of that to get to this news: Some vehicle manufacturers are creating methods to contact the driver, get their attention quickly, contact other people, to alert humans to catastrophic situation of child left in locked vehicle. Remember vehicles are metal and the sun beats down on them heating them up quickly. Even in seasons other than summer.

Some manufacturers are making progress and it's really good news for the cause of Save the baby humans.

Ideas to end deaths of children left in vehicles:

Quote: " To Fennell that means honking vehicles that flash lights and send text alerts to drivers -- even nearby strangers -- that a child has been accidentally forgotten in the back seat or has surreptitiously climbed inside a vehicle....

Toyota has been aggressively working toward a solution to the issue, one that's becoming more perilous with each year as temperatures spike. In May, the Japanese automaker introduced its "Cabin Awareness" concept, which is currently undergoing real-world testing with May Mobility, an autonomous-vehicle company....

Cabin Awareness concept deploys millimeter-wave, high-resolution 4D imaging radar to determine if a person or pet has been left behind in a locked vehicle. The imaging radar sensor, located above the headliner, can detect a life form even after a driver exits, according to Toyota. If a child or pet is locked inside, warning signals will light up on the instrument cluster. The vehicle will make noise and the driver may get notifications via the Toyota app as well as text messages, the company said. Moreover, the technology can send alerts through smart home devices or send text messages to designated emergency contacts. Roberts said the team is also currently exploring vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications to get the attention of passersby...

Korean automaker Hyundai first rolled out its Ultrasonic Rear Occupant Alert sensor in the Palisade SUV for model year 2020. The sophisticated sensing-based alert sets off blinking lights, honks the horn and sends a text message via Hyundai's telematics Bluelink connected car system, directing the driver to immediately check the back seat....

There are ways to prevent hot car deaths without technology: teaching children to honk the horn if they get stuck inside or placing an important item in the rear as a reminder. ...

If Toyota's Concept Cabin Awareness system becomes a reality, Roberts said the company would be open to sharing its technology with industry competitors."

Those measures ae good nes for baby humans and here is some more very good news for them:

Good news for baby humans! Quote: "Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed an abortion bill into law Friday, banning the procedure with very few exceptions, making it the first state to pass such a bill since Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court in June. The ban will go into effect on Sept. 15.

State lawmakers had passed the legislation earlier Friday. "Following the overturning of Roe, I stated clearly that I would be willing to support legislation that made progress in protecting life..

The bill replaces the state's current 22-week abortion ban with a near-total ban on abortion... Under the bill, patients cannot use telehealth medicine to seek an abortion and must consult a provider in person.

This bill "makes Indiana one of the most pro-life states in the nation," Republican Rep. Wendy McNamara, who sponsored the legislation, said at a media briefing after the House voted to pass the bill."

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/indiana-legislature-passes-bill-banning-abortions/story?id=87744124;

6Aug2022;8:53am

Also this bit of FUN news about my name Gloria:

 Co3 Contemporary Dance Presents Douglas Wright's GLORIA in September [Perth Australia]

        Raewyn Hill, Co3 Artistic Director, honours her New Zealand mentor, legendary dancer, and choreographer Douglas Wright, by programming his most iconic dance work GLORIA, a keystone production in Co3's 2022 season."

https://www.broadwayworld.com/perth/article/Co3-Contemporary-Dance-Presents-Douglas-Wrights-GLORIA-in-September-20220801;

And schedule : https://www.broadwayworld.com/perth/regionalshows.cfm?add=on&newtracker=32;

Posted today as a #publichealth message by me Gloria Poole, RN ,artist of Springfield Missouri, to remind all that saving the human race from premeditated destruction has to become the goal of all of us.

I have also recently updated other sites of mine including these:

https://gloriapoole.blogspot.com

https://mini-exhibition.blogspot.com

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https://artist-gloriapoole.blogspot.com

https://gloriapoole-paintings.blogspot.com

https://prolife-nurse.blogspot.com

https://salvation-is-free.blogspot.com

https://real-women-have-babies.blogspot.com

https://save-the-baby-humans.blogspot.com

https://news-for-life.blogspot.com

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and others.

Posted on 6th Aug 2022 at 4:53pm by me Gloria Poole,RN,artist from my own apartment as a #publicservice message.