Heat stress from enclosed vehicles: Moderate ambient temperatures cause significant temperature rise in enclosed vehicles

Pediatrics

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  McLaren, Catherine ^a   Null, Jan ^b   Quinn, James ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child passenger safety; Hyperthermia; Injury prevention and control

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEAT STROKE; HEATING; HUMAN; MOTOR VEHICLE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THEFT; CAR; HEAT INJURY; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER;

AUTOMOBILES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER;

EID: 33644622467     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 00314005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-2368     Document Type: Article

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