SCVNews.com | LASD: May 1 is National Heatstroke Prevention Day, So 'Look Before You Lock'
The yearly campaign is an effort to raise awareness about the dangers of vehicular heatstroke. “Leaving a child unattended in a hot car is something no parent would ever imagine they would do, but it happens and is dangerous and tragic,” Sergeant Robert Hill said. “These tragedies are 100% preventable. Heatstroke Prevention Day is a reminder to parents that we are human and prone to be forgetful, even for the seemingly impossible.” “Forgotten” circumstances, where a parent or caregiver forgets the child is in the car, account for nearly half of all total child vehicular heatstroke...