Consumer Reports: Do not leave kids in hot cars [Video]

An alarming statistic from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that, on average, every ten days a child dies from heatstroke in a vehicle.Hot car deaths leave traumatic scars in their wake. In most cases, the child was unintentionally left inside the vehicle, often because of a family’s change in routine. But how can it happen?”We have a powerful brain autopilot brain memory system that gets us to do things automatically,” explained Dr. David Diamond, a professor of psychology at the University of South Florida. He adds, “In that process we lose awareness of other things in our mind, including that there’s a child in the car.”Even on days with mild temperatures, the heat inside a vehicle can reach dangerous levels within an hour, posing significant health risks to small children or pets left inside.Dr. Emily Thomas PhD with Consumer Reports – Auto Safety says, “Children aren’t able to …