Car temperatures can rise dangerously fast, expert warns
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May 1 is National Heatstroke Prevention Day, which aims to educate parents and caregivers about the dangers of heatstroke and the importance of always checking a locked car before leaving.
CBS 6 spoke with Corri Miller-Hobbs, Safe Kids VA program coordinator and pediatric injury prevention outreach and education coordinator at the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU.
Through a demonstration, Miller-Hobbs showed how quickly the inside of a car can heat up on an average spring day.
With 78-degree weather outside, the temperature inside the car increased by 19 degrees in just 10 minutes.
“We've already had very warm temperatures, and our warm temperatures in Virginia go into the month of October,” Miller-Hobbs explained. “Unfortunately, children can end up being in vehicles, and the temperature rises. Children don't know how to always get out of the vehicles.”
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