Safety Topics Safety Topics Bicycle Safety Child Safety Distracted Driving Drug-Impaired Driving Drunk Driving First Responder Safety Motorcycle Safety Older Driver Safety Pedestrian Safety Rail Grade Crossing School Bus Safety Seat Belt Safety Speeding Teen Driver Safety Vehicle Safety View All Breadcrumb Safety Topics Child Safety Vehicular Heatstroke Prevention Vehicular Heatstroke Prevention About Facts Graphics Messaging Ads Resources About Nearly every state in the United States has been affected by a pediatric vehicular heatstroke death. Use this campaign material to help educate parents and caregivers about the dangers of hot cars, including children getting trapped in an unlocked vehicle, being forgotten or mistakenly left, or purposely left. Material also includes safety information for bystanders to safely remove a child from a hot car. Timely Messaging: Monitor weather conditions in your area to determine the best time to use this communication material. While summertime is the peak season, heatstroke can occur in outdoor temperatures as low as 57 degrees. May 1, Heatstroke Prevention Day. Many assets are available in English and Spanish. Share this information with partner organizations to help spread the message across all communities. Note: NHTSA is preparing to release a new tagline and campaign material for Vehicular Heatstroke Prevention around May 1. Until then, you can continue using our previous material . Facts Facts from NoHeatstroke.org Get More Facts On average, 37 children die per year due to vehicular heatstroke. In 2023, 29 children died because of vehicular heatstroke.In 2018 and 2019, we saw a record number of hot car deaths — 53 children died each year.More than 965 children have died due to pediatric vehicular heatstroke since 1998. Graphics Asset Type English Forgotten | 1200x675 | English X/Twitter PREVIEW DOWNLOAD Forgotten | 1200x1200 | English Facebook, Instagram PREVIEW DOWNLOAD Left Behind | 1200x675 | English X/Twitter PREVIEW DOWNLOAD Left Behind | 1200x1200 | English Facebook, Instagram PREVIEW DOWNLOAD Gained Access | 1200x675 | English X/Twitter PREVIEW DOWNLOAD Gained Access | 1200x1200 | English Facebook, Instagram PREVIEW DOWNLOAD Spanish Forgotten | 1200x675 | Spanish X/Twitter PREVIEW DOWNLOAD Forgotten | 1200x1200 | Spanish Facebook, Instagram PREVIEW DOWNLOAD Left Behind | 1200x675 | Spanish X/Twitter PREVIEW DOWNLOAD Left Behind | 1200x1200 | Spanish Facebook, Instagram PREVIEW DOWNLOAD Gained Access | 1200x675 | Spanish X/Twitter PREVIEW DOWNLOAD Gained Access | 1200x1200 | Spanish Facebook, Instagram PREVIEW DOWNLOAD Talking Points We've prepared talking points related to Heatstroke Prevention. After downloading, we encourage you to add local stats and facts to the document. Talking Points | English Talking Points | Spanish Earned Media We've produced sample news release that can be used for media outreach. Sample News Release | English Sample News Release | Spanish Social Media This social media playbook contains sample social media content in English and Spanish. Download this guide for instructions on posting graphics to Facebook, X and Instagram. The content is designed for easy posting and seamless integration into your current social media strategy. Note: NHTSA is preparing to release a new tagline and campaign material for Vehicular Heatstroke Prevention around May 1. Until then, you can continue using the 2023 Social Media Playbook that is linked below. Social Media Playbook Also, additional sample social media posts are available for download. Other Social Media Posts | English Other Social Media Posts | Spanish Message Boards SAVE A LIFE PREVENT HOT CAR DEATHS PREVENT CHILD HOT CAR DEATHS STOP LOOK LOCK PREVENT HOT CAR DEATHS STOP LOOK LOCK Download All Text Ads Asset Type English Where's Baby? | English PREVIEW DOWNLOAD Spanish Where's Baby? | Spanish PREVIEW DOWNLOAD Additional Resources NHTSA.gov Heatstroke Prevention: English | Spanish Safe Kids Worldwide Heatstroke National Safety Council Heatstroke Sign up to get campaign updates via email from Traffic Safety Marketing
Safety Topics Safety Topics Bicycle Safety Child Safety Distracted Driving Drug-Impaired Driving Drunk Driving First Responder Safety Motorcycle Safety Older Driver Safety Pedestrian Safety Rail Grade Crossing School Bus Safety Seat Belt Safety Speeding Teen Driver Safety Vehicle Safety View All Breadcrumb Safety Topics Child Safety Vehicular Heatstroke Prevention Vehicular Heatstroke Prevention About Facts Graphics Messaging Ads Resources About Nearly every state in the United States has been affected by a pediatric vehicular heatstroke death. Use this campaign material to help educate parents and caregivers about the dangers of hot cars, including children getting trapped in an unlocked vehicle, being forgotten or mistakenly left, or purposely left. Material also includes safety information for bystanders to safely remove a child from a hot car. Timely Messaging: Monitor weather conditions in your area to determine the best time to use this communication material. While summertime is the peak season, heatstroke can occur in outdoor temperatures as low as 57 degrees. May 1, Heatstroke Prevention Day. Many assets are available in English and Spanish. Share this information with partner organizations to help spread the message across all communities. Note: NHTSA is preparing to release a new tagline and campaign material for Vehicular Heatstroke Prevention around May 1. Until then, you can continue using our previous material . Facts Facts from NoHeatstroke.org Get More Facts On average, 37 children die per year due to vehicular heatstroke. In 2023, 29 children died because of vehicular heatstroke.In 2018 and 2019, we saw a record number of hot car deaths — 53 children died each year.More than 965 children have died due to pediatric vehicular heatstroke since 1998. Graphics Asset Type English Forgotten | 1200x675 | English X/Twitter PREVIEW DOWNLOAD Forgotten | 1200x1200 | English Facebook, Instagram PREVIEW DOWNLOAD Left Behind | 1200x675 | English X/Twitter PREVIEW DOWNLOAD Left Behind | 1200x1200 | English Facebook, Instagram PREVIEW DOWNLOAD Gained Access | 1200x675 | English X/Twitter PREVIEW DOWNLOAD Gained Access | 1200x1200 | English Facebook, Instagram PREVIEW DOWNLOAD Spanish Forgotten | 1200x675 | Spanish X/Twitter PREVIEW DOWNLOAD Forgotten | 1200x1200 | Spanish Facebook, Instagram PREVIEW DOWNLOAD Left Behind | 1200x675 | Spanish X/Twitter PREVIEW DOWNLOAD Left Behind | 1200x1200 | Spanish Facebook, Instagram PREVIEW DOWNLOAD Gained Access | 1200x675 | Spanish X/Twitter PREVIEW DOWNLOAD Gained Access | 1200x1200 | Spanish Facebook, Instagram PREVIEW DOWNLOAD Talking Points We've prepared talking points related to Heatstroke Prevention. After downloading, we encourage you to add local stats and facts to the document. Talking Points | English Talking Points | Spanish Earned Media We've produced sample news release that can be used for media outreach. Sample News Release | English Sample News Release | Spanish Social Media This social media playbook contains sample social media content in English and Spanish. Download this guide for instructions on posting graphics to Facebook, X and Instagram. The content is designed for easy posting and seamless integration into your current social media strategy. Note: NHTSA is preparing to release a new tagline and campaign material for Vehicular Heatstroke Prevention around May 1. Until then, you can continue using the 2023 Social Media Playbook that is linked below. Social Media Playbook Also, additional sample social media posts are available for download. Other Social Media Posts | English Other Social Media Posts | Spanish Message Boards SAVE A LIFE PREVENT HOT CAR DEATHS PREVENT CHILD HOT CAR DEATHS STOP LOOK LOCK PREVENT HOT CAR DEATHS STOP LOOK LOCK Download All Text Ads Asset Type English Where's Baby? | English PREVIEW DOWNLOAD Spanish Where's Baby? | Spanish PREVIEW DOWNLOAD Additional Resources NHTSA.gov Heatstroke Prevention: English | Spanish Safe Kids Worldwide Heatstroke National Safety Council Heatstroke Sign up to get campaign updates via email from Traffic Safety Marketing