For trauma centers around the nation, they see a spike in volume in terms of the number of children that are coming into emergency centers during the summer months.
FOX 26 Anchor Rashi Vats explains as the summer hot is causing concern for children who are left in vehicles.How you can protect yourself during the Houston heat wave
"Children’s body temperatures heat three to five times faster than adults. So they have some challenges with what we call their thermal regularity properties, so they don’t just cool as quickly," said Kristen Beckworth, Manager of the Center for Childhood Injury Prevention at Texas Children's Hospital.
A: AVOID heatstroke and other heat-related injuries by never leaving your child alone in a car … not even for a minute. In Texas, this is a crime and can result in a class C misdemeanor in the most harmless of situations. When the vehicle is at home, keep the doors locked and keys out of a child’s reach.