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Comal County constable's office to run heat-stroke awareness display after three pediatric deaths in Texas this year
Summary
The precinct constable's office announced a public awareness campaign and display showing inside-vehicle temperature spikes; the presenter said Texas has recorded three pediatric vehicular heat-stroke deaths so far this year and the display illustrates how quickly a vehicle interior can heat.
Precinct 1Constable's office announced a community heat-stroke awareness campaign and a display that will show how quickly interior vehicle temperatures rise.
At the meeting a constable's office representative said Deputy Matt Shima developed the display and educational materials. The presenter said a Texas child left unattended in a vehicle on July 1 later died in a Houston hospital and that this is the third pediatric vehicular heat-stroke death in Texas this year; Texas led the country in such deaths, the presenter said. The display the office will show compares outside and inside temperatures: the presenter described an example where it was 88 degrees outside and 154 degrees inside the parked vehicle.
The constable's office urged the public to follow the CTA safety acronym discussed at the meeting: C Create reminders (for example place a shoe, work badge or phone in the back seat); T Take action and call 911 if a child is suspected to be left unattended; A Avoid leaving a child unattended in a vehicle. The presenter thanked Safe Kids San Antonio (led by University Health) for providing the display at no cost and the Texas Heat Stroke Task Force for educational materials. The announcement was made as a community-interest report; no formal court action was associated with the presentation.
