Dangers of leaving children unattended in and around motor vehicles.Whereas, every year many children are lift unattended in and around motor vehicles; and Whereas, there are related risks with deadly consequences related to leaving children unattended in and around motor vehicles, for even short periods of time; and Whereas, the temperature in a closed car/vehicle can climb to deadly extremes within 10-15 minutes even in mild heat; and Whereas, the body composition of children makes them more susceptible to serious injury and death when exposed to extreme temperatures; and Whereas, there is an increase in reported cases of children suffering serious injuries and death related to being left in unattended motor vehicles including heat stroke, abduction Abduction Balfour, David expecting inheritance, kidnapped by uncle. [Br. Lit.: Kidnapped] Bertram, Henry kidnapped at age five; taken from Scotland. [Br. Lit. , trunk A communications channel between two points. It generally refers to a high-bandwidth, fiber-optic line between telephone switching centers (central offices). Telephone "trunks" handle thousands of simultaneous voice and data signals, whereas telephone "lines" are the wires from the entrapment entrapment, in law, the instigation of a crime in the attempt to obtain cause for a criminal prosecution. Situations in which a government operative merely provides the occasion for the commission of a criminal act (e.g. , fatal care crashes from putting a running car in gear, falling out of the car/ vehicle resulting in being run over by the vehicle or head injuries, and injury of suffocation suffocation: see asphyxia. from automatic windows being rolled up; and Whereas, this unnecessary suffering and death of children is a national tragedy and a major public health concern: Therefore, be it resolved, that the American Nurses Association American Nurses Association, n.pr professional organization of registered nurses created to encourage high standards in nursing care, pro-mote nursing as a profession, and lobby Congress for issues of concern to nurses. shall: 1. Collaborate with other national nursing organizations, Safe Kids, the Kid 'n' Motor Vehicles Organization and other appropriate organizations to request the Ad Council's endorsement and adoption of a nationwide campaign to educate the public about the dangers of leaving children unattended in and around motor vehicles. This proposal was passed with a large majority by the House of Delegates House of Delegates n. The lower house of the state legislature in Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. with the instructions that ANA would support this initiative "but not lead it" to help curb costs of implementing the proposal. Montana's delegates were among those who expressed concerns as to cost of implementation and whether or not this is the very best way to use our resources in times of scarce funding. It is difficult to determine which is the best expenditure or our resources in areas that are dear to our hearts as caregivers. Submitted by Kansas State Nurses Association & Co-sponsored by Tennessee & Florida Nurses Associations Mae Rittal, ANA Delegate A person who is appointed, authorized, delegated, or commissioned to act in the place of another. Transfer of authority from one to another. A person to whom affairs are committed by another. A person elected or appointed to be a member of a representative assembly. |
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