overheating — hyperthermia — than adults, Glatter added.
Kids have a “reduced ability to thermoregulate their body temperatures,” compared to adults, he explained. “Part of this is explained by their higher ratio of surface area to body mass, which reduces their ability to cool their bodies efficiently and effectively.”
All of this means that “creating and maintaining a keen awareness that your child is present in your vehicle is of paramount importance every time you enter and exit,” Glatter said.
And while public awareness campaigns around the issue have been in place for two decades, ” the number of children dying in hot cars has gotten worse, not better,” the advocacy group KidsandCars.org said in a statement issued Monday.
The group contends that “children will continue to die in hot cars until
