Persons Responsible for Heatstroke Deaths of Children
In the period of 1998 through 2016, a total of 700 infants and children died of heatstroke inside hot motor vehicles. Just over half (376, 54%) of these were accidently forgotten by a parent or other caregiver, 28% (198) gained access to a vehicle on their own and 17% (120) died after being left intentionally inside a vehicle. A breakdown within each of these categories is below.
|
Circumstances |
|
Forgotten |
54% |
|
Gained Access |
28% |
|
Intentionally Left |
17% |
|
Unknown |
1% |
|
|
|
Forgotten |
|
Mother |
28% |
|
Father |
33% |
|
Both Parents |
11% |
|
Grandmother |
4% |
|
Grandfather |
3% |
|
Other Relative |
5% |
|
Childcare |
11% |
|
Other |
6% |
|
|
|
Gained Access |
|
Mother |
44% |
|
Father |
13% |
|
Both Parents |
19% |
|
Grandmother |
3% |
|
Grandfather |
2% |
|
Other Relative |
9% |
|
Childcare |
3% |
|
Other |
7% |
|
|
|
Intentionally Left |
|
Mother |
56% |
|
Father |
20% |
|
Both Parents |
6% |
|
Grandmother |
3% |
|
Grandfather |
0% |
|
Other Relative |
3% |
|
Childcare |
8% |
|
Other |
4% |
|
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