Child Safety

Startup is a Challenge

Michelle Obama once said “You should never view your challenges as a disadvantage.  Instead, it’s important for you to understand that your experience facing and overcoming adversity is one of your biggest advantages” (Former First Lady serving from 2009-2017, author, attorney, and first African-American woman to serve in this position). In any given point in …

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“How can we, as parents, proactively prevent babies or young toddlers perish from or suffer due to Pediatric Vehicular Heatstroke (PVH)?

The Rocket Innovation company started with an unresolved problem that turned into an opportunity.  Co-founder of Tracey Roberts had heard repetitive cases in which babies or young children perished due to PVH and at that point in time, there was no clear resolution where a product can prevent or even minimize the chances of this …

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Why are we doing this?

Hot Cars Act introduced and passed in 2019 in the United States declares that “all new passenger motor vehicles weighing less than 10,000 pounds (4,536 kilograms) gross vehicle weight require visual and auditory alert for rear seat occupant once motor is deactivated. In addition, the bill suggests requiring systems that also detect the presence of …

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Baby Car Safe to help prevent Pediatric Vehicular Heatstroke (PVH) deaths

As Nelson Mandela said it best, “Our children are our future and one of the most basic responsibilities is to care for them in the best and most compassionate manner possible” (former president of South Africa, political leader, and philanthropist).  Baby Car Safe project is to protect babies and young toddlers because it is not …

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What is Pediatric Vehicle Heatstroke (PVH)?

Pediatric Vehicle Heatstroke (PVH) is an occurrence where babies or young toddlers are left intentionally or unintentionally in a vehicle suffering from fatal injuries due to rising temperatures.  Below shows a hypothetical situation where a baby or young toddler was unintentionally left in a vehicle for 10 minutes, the outside temperature of 80 ̊ F (26 ̊ …

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What can parents expect once the baby or young toddler is hospitalized due to pediatric vehicular heatstroke (PVH)?

We will focus this week on what the baby goes through once they are brought in to a hospital.  Please note that the status of the baby or young toddler that had experienced heat stroke may differ from each other.   Stabilization: clinician will immediately assess what has to be done first to the patient …

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