The dangers of leaving children in the car alone in the summer heat

Weather of Arabia - Some parents may have to leave their child inside the car under the sun for the purpose of buying something from the store, thinking that simple minutes will not harm the child, and they close the car to protect the child and the car from being stolen, and the result sometimes reaches the death of the child, due to the high temperature The heat inside the car is fatal, and here we will explain exactly what happens inside the car when it is left under the heat of the sun.

About 40 children die every year in the United States because they are left in vehicles in hot weather, where the body reaches a critical stage and even death when it cannot cool itself quickly enough, and the risk increases for children because the child's body temperature rises 3-5 times faster of the adult body.

Vehicles usually heat up quickly, in just 10 minutes the vehicle temperature can rise by about 7 degrees, and when a child is left in a hot car,

A child's major organs begin to malfunction when its temperature reaches 104°F (40°C), and a child can die when its temperature reaches 107°F (41.6°C).

Therefore, the Arab Weather Center always stresses the importance of not leaving children in vehicles in light of high temperatures, even for a few minutes.

We ask God to protect our children from all harm and bad