Originally Posted by Country Kids:
These children usually are found till after work if left in the car or are left all day before parents go back to the car.
It seems after 8-10 hours the child would have hypothermia setting in or already be deceased.
Even if they are found much quicker you think there would be some sort of statistics out there on children being left in the cars during the winter.
You also have to consider that not every state gets to a cold enough temp where hypothermia would even begin to set it whereas the temperature only needs to be in the upper 70s or low 80s (not sure on exact #, don’t quote me, but it’s not that high) for the interior of a vehicle to heat up to a temperature that would cause a heat stroke. Also when it’s cold a child will shiver and shivering also help keep body temperatures up.