In the article Deaths in Hot Cars Nearly Triple, Steve Visser claims that the number of children who have died due to being left in hot car is quickly increasing in this year. There have been a lot of suggestions from experts about how to prevent these accidents, but a lot of similar cases still continue to happen. The claim of the article is explicit because it clearly and directly shows the topic which is the increase of hot-car deaths, the explanations, and the recommendations for the problem. The author gives some interview results to support his claim. For example, according to Amy Artuso, program manager for the council, there were 11 death cases in this year compared to 4 cases at the same time last year. Despite the fact that many parents …show more content…
The death case in East Baton Rouge is an illustration of this point. The father who is a baseball coach left his eight-month-old daughter in the car instead of dropping her off at day care. WBRZ reported that the temperatures in Baton Rouge could reach 110 degrees in 10 minutes and 120 degrees in 20 minutes. This caused the baby died of hyperthermia and elevated body temperature. Her father then was arrested and charged with negligent homicide because he was too careless in taking care of his daughter. This reminds people of a similar case in Atlanta two years ago. Twenty-two-month-old Cooper Harris died after being left in the sweltering back seat of a car in June 2014 while his father, Justin Ross Harris, was at work. What seemed like a tragic accident took a shocking turn when, three months later, a Georgia grand jury indicted Harris on charges of murder. Kate Carr, president and CEO of Safe Kids Worldwide, said “The Harris case was one of 30 children who died in 2014 after being left in parked cars… At least 44 children died in 2013.” When a lot of similar accidents happened in recent year, it is very important for parents to be more were more cognizant of the danger because a car that they drive every day can kill their little
In today’s society, and even generations before us, kids safety is very important. Also, traveling in an automobile is
We were recently reminded of the dangers of leaving a child alone in a car in the Nevada sun. In August, a 4-year-old Las Vegas boy died after an adult relative inadvertently left him in a locked car in 100-degree weather. He was the 15th child to die in Nevada under such circumstances since 1996, according to KidsAndCars.
Motor vehicle crashes are identified as the leading cause of death in children under 19 years of age across the United States (Sauber-Schatz, West, & Bergen, 2014). Due to the large number of child deaths that occur each year, education regarding the proper use of child passenger safety seats must be provided to families. According to Basco, Hletko, West, and Darden (2009), although death and injury caused by motor vehicle accidents are deemed accidental, they are
Even in the shade and with the windows open the temperature of a car can quickly rise to the point of creating an increased risk of heat stroke. Considering the fact that children tend to succumb to heat stroke much more quickly and easily than adults, what may seem like mild weather to an adult could be deadly to child left in such circumstances.
Simms makes an important move, “1.2 million people across the world are killed in road crashes each year and 50 million injured” (qtd. in Simms 542). This fact shows that Simms acknowledges that car crashes result in many deaths a year; however SUV’s by almost any measurements, are more dangerous than cars. Next Simms provides more supporting facts. “People driving or riding in a sport utility vehicle in 2003 were nearly 11 percent more likely to die in an accident than people in cars” (qtd. in Simms 542). Simms also states that due to the size of an SUV, they suffer from greater rear view blind spots. Which he stated may account for the number of parents who killed their children by running over them. These strong facts speak for themselves; and bring an emotional appeal to the reader. A child dying in any circumstance promotes sadness.
The most tragic incident that can happen to a parent would be their own child’s death. Furthermore, it would be even worse if they are the one who caused their baby to die. Gene Weingarten, the author of the article “Fatal Distraction: Forgetting a Child in the Backseat of a Car Is a Horrifying Mistake. Is It a Crime?” introduces the readers to the heartbreaking cases of parents who caused their child to die by forgetting them in a car. Weingarten states that forgetting a child in a car is happening frequently in the United States and states that this could happen to anyone although no one thinks it could. Gene Weingarten is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and staff writer for The Washington Post. Weingarten’s article is clearly informative
First, the authors doesn't provide a profound foundation of comparable data of the Tarquinia accident rate versus other similar neighbors, especially with regards to the demographic, infrastructure and climate conditions to ensure a consistent implications of why Tarquinia higher rate of accidents i.e. higher rate of accidents could be referred to innumerable reasons such as icy roads which leads to uncontrollable conditions of safely driving. Although, the author fails to support the given claim by stating further insights of why the "vast majority" of the driver
According to the article “Child Vehicular Stroke Fact Sheet” from KidsAndCars.org, “The average number of U.S. child vehicular heat stroke deaths is 37 per year.” That is one death of a child every nine days. Although, some individuals may or may not have unintentionally left their children in the car. A majority of parents that left their child in the vehicle unknowingly did it. However, there is a small percentage of parents that knowingly left their child unattended in the vehicle. In some cases, the child even entered the vehicle on their own without the parent or caregiver noticing in time. Statistics of child vehicular heat stroke deaths reveal that 54.25% of parents unknowingly left their child in the vehicle, 11.58% knowingly left their child in the vehicle, and 33.58% of the children entered the vehicle by themselves without parents or caregivers noticing in a reasonable amount of time (Child Vehicular Heat Stroke). Some individuals, usually non-parents, believe that it is completely absurd to forget a child is in the vehicle. However, the most dangerous mistake a parent or caregiver can make is to think leaving a child alone in a vehicle could never happen to them or their family (Child Vehicular Heat Stroke). A heat stroke can be extremely lethal to young children if it is not recognized and treated in time.
(Now that we have talked about your risk of an accident and how it takes your attention off the road now let us talk about it being the leading cause of death in kids between the ages 15-19.)
The manager's hot seat case centered on an employee named Jeannine being confronted at work for her lack of work productivity and conscientiousness in regard to the work schedule, due to her having an alcohol addiction. Jeannine and the manager decided to formulate a solution where Jeannine has the week off to attend help sessions, and will then report to work on Monday as usual. Jeannine will be reported to Human Resources if her work has not improved by then. Two months later the company decides to lay Jeannine off, and Jeannine, thinking that she is being fired due to her addiction, threatens to sue for discrimination and breach of confidentiality.
Normal accidents are very closely linked to risk society. As our culture takes on new, more advanced technologies and
“Guernica” by Pablo Picasso was a black and white, mural oil painting created in June of 1937 on a 349 cm × 776 cm (137.4 in × 305.5 in) canvas. The piece represents the chaos that flooded the Spanish town of Guernica after a vicious bombing by the German and Italian forces during the Spanish Civil War. What followed was a senseless slaughter and bloodshed with the primary focus being the demoralization of the Basque people.
Nevertheless, “We encourage anyone and everyone to raise awareness" of hot-car deaths, said Janette Fennell, president and founder of Kids and Cars. It did serve the purpose of raising awareness, but they did use some extremes and might not have had the proper help incase something did go wrong. Nevertheless, there challenge prompted the challenge to be spread to several other viral sensations and they accepted the challenges to bring awareness. Kars4Kids has fliers they you can print and post to raise awareness as well (Refer to handout number 5). This challenge used a form of deception to motivate people, through the end of the challenge you can kind of grasp the deception from the actors as one of them pores a cup of water over his head. Over book discussed this as people become motivationally impaired, this causes their behavior to be over controlled and more dramatic in cases (Gass & Seiter, 2014,
The workplace dress code that causes the most confusion is "smart casual." The following is a simple guide to stepping out in business casual attire while maintaining class. Keep in mind that I don't necessarily know the dress code guidelines at your office, but the following suggestions are acceptable at most places of work. Adjust accordingly.
Background and Audience Relevance: According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2015, about thirty-five hundred people were killed, and four hundred thousand were injured in car crashes.