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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A child is locked inside a car in heat — temperature rising fast.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Child crying in sealed car, sweating, lethargic, hot metal door handle.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Parking lot summer, engine off, windows up.
Scene hazards: Heatstroke, Glass injury
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 — child locked hot car, location, plate if visible.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Try slim jim only if trained — usually call lock service too slow.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Break side window farthest from child seat with safe tool.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Remove to shade, loosen clothes, cool skin — not ice bath.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112. "Child locked in hot car at [location]. Breaking window if needed."
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Request ambulance for heatstroke signs.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Lethargy, seizure, or not crying after rescue — critical heatstroke.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Hospital even if seems OK — organ injury delayed.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT wait for owner if child distressed.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT leave rescued child alone without monitoring breathing.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Cracking windows keeps parked cars safe for children
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Cracked windows barely lower temperature — child heatstroke still occurs quickly.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Quick errand myth kills dozens yearly.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Car interior can exceed 50°C in minutes — child overheats faster than adult.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Rear seat reminders fail — bystander action saves.