ECU <a href="https://healthylife7.com/the-biggest-health-food-myths-we-still-believe/” title=”The Biggest Health Food Myths We Still Believe”>Health to demonstrate dangers of hot cars at Greenville safety event
Mon, July 27, 2026 at 12:31 PM
UpdatedMon, July 27, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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ECU Health is hosting a hot car safety event to highlight the dangers of leaving children, older adults and pets unattended in vehicles
The event, organized by ECU Health’s Eastern Carolina Injury Prevention Program, will take place at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 30, in the Kohl’s parking lot at 3501 Galleria Drive in Greenville
Organizers will demonstrate how quickly temperatures can rise inside a parked vehicle using temperature gauges and even roast s’mores inside a car to illustrate the extreme heat that can build up in a short amount of time
According to ECU Health, a child’s body heats up three to five times faster than an adult’s, making it especially dangerous to leave children alone in a vehicle, even for a short time
Injury prevention experts will also share tips to help parents and caregivers remember to check the back seat before leaving their vehicles
The event is being hosted in partnership with Martin-Pitt Partnership for Children, Safe Kids Pitt County and the North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program
