'Mother is very tired and gone to sleep': 3-month-old girl died in a red-hot car in Kansas

Kansas police are investigating the death of an 3-month-old girl who died after being left in a red-hot car for several hours.

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According to law enforcement, the child’s mother asked for help on 8 June near 16: 30, but by the time the rescuers arrived, the child was no longer breathing and was declared dead at the scene, reports USA Today.

According to the non-profit organization KidsandCars.org, this is the 11 th child who died in a hot machine in the US this year, after 52's record-breaking similar deaths last year.

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Mother admitted that she returned from a children's party around 12: 30, and forgot her daughter in the car. According to the woman, being at home, she went to bed.

“She noted that she was very tired. She didn't sleep last night. I don't know if it was because of the kids or for some other reason, but she felt like she needed a nap. She went to bed around 12:30 p.m. and slept until 16 p.m.,” Butler County Sheriff Kelly Herzeth said.

He added: “This is a tragedy. A three-month-old child died, whether in the hands of a criminal or in a car, it’s still a child. ”

The death of this girl happened a week after the 11-month Jozlin Eichelberger from Missouri died after it was left in the car for 15 hours. Both her parents were accused this week of second-degree manslaughter.

KidsAndCars.org recommends that parents check the back door of their car every time after they have parked to make sure that they have not forgotten about anyone or have left a necessary object in the back seat, for example, a phone or a purse. In the end, it will help develop a good habit that can save the life of their child.

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Ian Null, a professor at the University of San Jose, said that heat stroke is the main cause of death in vehicles of children under the age of 14.

The temperature inside the car can reach 130 degrees Fahrenheit (54 degrees Celsius), even if the temperature outside is 70-80 degrees Fahrenheit (21-27 Celsius), as direct sunlight heats things inside the car. Natural body cooling methods, such as sweating, begin to falter as soon as the internal body temperature reaches about 104 Fahrenheit degrees (40 Celsius). Death can occur at 107 degrees Fahrenheit (41,6 Celsius).

Children are especially vulnerable in such situations, as they may have difficulty in getting out of the car on their own, and their respiratory and circulatory systems cannot cope with heat as quickly as an adult’s system. More than 50% of children's deaths in hot machines are associated with a parent or guardian who has forgotten a child in a car.

According to Nalla, July is usually the deadliest month for children in cars: 1999 deaths were recorded in 16 this year.

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Number of deaths of children in cars over the past 19 years:

• 2000 - 35 deaths;
• 2001 - 39 deaths;
• 2002 - 31 deaths;
• 2003 - 43 deaths;
• 2004 - 39 deaths;
• 2005 - 47 deaths;
• 2006 - 29 deaths;
• 2007 - 36 deaths;
• 2008 - 43 deaths;
• 2009 - 33 deaths;
• 2010 - 49 deaths;
• 2011 - 33 deaths;
• 2012 - 34 deaths;
• 2013 - 44 deaths;
• 2014 - 31 deaths;
• 2015 - 24 deaths;
• 2016 - 39 deaths;
• 2017 - 43 deaths;
• 2018 - 52 deaths.

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