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"One of the biggest summer weather threats is not lightning or tornadoes, but children dying from heat stroke by being left in a vehicle. From 1998 through 2012, 13 children had died in Oklahoma from heat stroke suffered while in a vehicle.Children should never be left unattended in a vehicle, even for just a few moments. The temperature inside a car can rise 20 degrees in as little as 10 minutes, and 50 degrees in an hour, even when the outside temperature is only in the 70s. Click here to watch watch how fast a car can heat up. Studies have proven that even cracking the windows, provide little, if any relief.To bring awareness to this problem, the National Weather Service created the slogan \"Beat the Heat, Check the Backseat\" to help people to remember to check the back seat for children and to never leave children in a vehicle unattended, even for just a few moments.Here are some basic safety recommendations:Never leave a child unattended in a vehicle.If you see a child unattended in a hot vehicle, call 911.If a child is missing, check the pool first, then the car, including the truck.Always lock your car to make sure children can not get into an unattended vehicle.Teach your children that vehicles are never used as play area.Place your purse or briefcase in the back seat as a reminder that you have a child in the car.Make \"look before you leave\" a routine whenever you get out of the car."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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