Citation

Patek GC, Thoma TG, Kahn C, Gotschall CS. Ann. Emerg. Med. 2013; 61(6): 704-706.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, American College of Emergency Physicians, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.03.009

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Last summer, a young professional in our community had altered his daily routine. While distracted on his way to work, he forgot to drop his 6-month-old daughter off at day care. The omission was not discovered until late afternoon. The child was found unresponsive in the backseat, still restrained in her car seat, and rushed to our ED with heatstroke. Despite resuscitative measures, she didn't survive.... KW: Hyperthermia in automobiles

Language: en