Hot cars and kids don’t mix [Video]

Wellness Wednesday is sponsored by Intermountain Health.

Summer is full swing, and as the weather heats up medical experts have a reminder for all parents – do not under any circumstances leave your child in a hot car.

Michelle Cameron, community health child advocacy coordinator atIntermountain Primary Children’s Hospital said, “The real danger is that inside of the car can heat up about 20 degrees more than the outside temperature and as little as 10 minutes. So, it gets very hot in there very fast.”

That means if it’s 90 degrees outside, it can top 110 to 120 degrees inside a car in only ten minutes.

Experts note that a child’s body temperature can increase 3-5 times faster than an adult’s. And cracking a window does little to make a difference.

“At as little as 103 degrees, it’s really affecting those babies’ bodies. And oftentimes, it’s things like change of routine. New parents are exhausted, right? …