Resources
Did You Know?
These resources are compiled with you in mind.
The following resources are intended to be distributed by employers within the workplace and directly to employees to educate employers how to prevent child vehicular heatstroke and what to do if they see a child in a hot vehicle.
Links
- NHTSA
- Interactive graphic-outside temperature in your area=temperature in your vehicle
Infographics
- SafeKids Worldwide:
- KidsandCars.org
- Child Hot vehicle Deaths by Circumstance
- Airbag vs. Heatstroke Fatalities (English)
- Airbag vs. Heatstroke Fatalities (Spanish)
- Stop Toddlers from Sneaking out of the Home
- Ask Childcare to Call
- Even a Loving Parent
- Daddy Thinks
- Have Died on Days 50 degrees
- Always Keep Cars Locked
- If You See a Child Alone in a Car
- Car seat looks the same whether there’s a child in there or not from the driver’s seat
- Never Leave Fur Babies Alone in a Car
- Cracking Windows
- NoHeatStroke.org
- Child Safety Network
Videos/PSAs
- NHTSA
- SafeKids Worldwide
- KidsandCars.org
- Other
News Articles
- Fatal Distraction Pulitzer Prize winning article by Gene Weingarten, The Washington Post
- Hot vehicle deaths: psychological and neural reasoning regarding how people make fatal errors.
- How We Can Protect Children from Dying in Hot Cars Editorial published on Time.com
- An epidemic of children dying in hot cars: a tragedy that can be prevented (Dr. David Diamond)
Fact Sheets
- Safekids Worldwide
- Kids and Cars
- “Look Before You Lock” parent education cards
- “Look Before You Lock” (PDF)
- National Safety Council
Educational Resources
- NHTSA
- Traffic Safety Marketing – Heatstroke Campaign Assets – “ Look. Lock.” (SPANISH LANGUAGE MATERIALS AVAILABLE)
- SafeKids Worldwide
- Kids and Cars
- National Safety Council
- Printable Handouts:
- Look Before You Lock (Spanish: Look Before You Lock)
- Child Heatstroke Communication Aid (Spanish: Child Heatstroke Communication Aid)
- Child Heatstroke Cut and Share Information (Spanish: Child Cut and Share Information
- Poster for desktop printing (Spanish: Poster for Desktop Printing)
- Rack Card web version, for printing at home or viewing online (Spanish: Rack Card web version, for printing at home or viewing online)
- NSC “Children in Hot Cars” Online Course (Spanish Version: Niños en autos calientes del NSC)
- 2018 Report – Kids in Hot Cars; One Child Is Too Many; A Legislative Look Across the U.S.
- Printable Handouts:
- CDC
- National CPS & Safe Kids
- Webinar: “Child hot vehicle deaths: A Toolbox” by Jan Null