Author: Maria Temming / Source: Science News
Don’t count on a shady parking spot to save a child left in the back seat on a hot day.
A new analysis of temperatures inside parked cars reveals that a toddler in a sunbathed vehicle would reach lethal body temperatures faster than one left in the shade.
But even in a shaded car, a child could die from overheating within a few hours, researchers report online May 23 in Temperature.Researchers tracked temps inside three cars — a sedan, economy car and minivan — that were parked in the sun, and another three parked in the shade. Each car started at the outdoor…
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