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Nebraska expert offers tips on how to protect kids as hot car deaths rise
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – The death of a child in a daycare van last August was the fourth to happen in Nebraska between 1990 and 2023.
That’s according to the national nonprofit group Kids and Car Safety.
The same group reports nearly 1,100 deaths nationwide during the same time period.
San Jose State adjunct meteorology professor Jan Null founded No Heat Stroke, which also tracks child deaths in cars.
So far this year, the group said there have been 10 deaths across the country, five in the first 10 days of July.
“My background is as a meteorologist, and the only thing harder to predict than the weather is human actions,” Null said.
Null told 6 News there are three common scenarios in these incidents.
“The one that we most often hear about is—and about 54 percent of the cases—are where children are accidentally forgotten in vehicles by a parent or other caregiver,” he said.
The other scenarios are when a child gets into a car on their own or when someone knowingly leaves a child in the car.
Douglas County Health Director Dr. Lindsay Huse said it’s always a good idea to double checking your vehicle.
“Put a sticky note on your steering wheel or on your dash or whatever your need to remind yourself that, ‘Hey, you’ve got a passenger that you want to make sure that you’re not forgetting in the back seat,’” Huse said. “I think whatever reminder works for you is worth trying out.”
She also wants to remind people that any kind of underlying health conditions, including respiratory or cardiovascular issues, can make you more prone to heat injury.
“If you’ve got an underlying health condition—whether you’re a kid, an adult, an elderly—we really recommend that you take special care to stay cool and to make sure that you’re getting those fluids.”
And remember, it doesn’t take long for a car to get dangerously hot.
“On a 90 degree day, it will heat up 19 degrees in the first 10 minutes,” Null said. “So it’ll be 90 degrees outside and 109 in the vehicle.”
Null and Huse both emphasize education and awareness to stop future tragedies.
No Heat Stroke encourages parents to teach their kids not to play in cars. In case they do get stuck in one because of child safety locks, teach them to try opening the front doors or honking the car’s horn to get someone’s attention.
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How Nebraska men’s basketball’s historic start to the season could end its NCAA tournament drought
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Britt Prince scored 20 points and Jessica Petrie added 17 for No. 25 Nebraska in a 78-73 win over Indiana on Thursday night.
Prince, who buried her 700th career point in the fourth quarter, scored 15 of her points in the second half after holding off a late surge from the Hoosiers (11-6, 0-5 Big 10) in the third quarter. Logan Nissley added 11 points.
Indiana went on a 14-1 run in the third to take the lead from Nebraska (14-2, 3-2) for the first time since the beginning of the game, leading briefly at 51-49. Indiana took a 1-point lead with 5:32 to play, but Nebraska scored 16 points over the final 6:14.
Shay Ciezki scored 31 points on 13-of-21 shooting for Indiana, her fourth time this season scoring more than 30 points. Zania Socka-Nguemen added 19 points and 11 rebounds. Maya Makalusky had 12 points. The Hoosiers shot 51% as a team from the field compared to Nebraska’s 42%, but have dropped their fourth straight game.
Up next
Indiana: Hosts No. 14 Iowa on Sunday.
Nebraska: Hosts No. 4 UCLA on Sunday.
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33 Nebraska senators urge Board of Regents to delay vote on $800M acquisition of Nebraska Medicine
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Thirty-two Nebraska state senators joined Sen. Brad von Gillern’s letter calling on the Nebraska Board of Regents to delay a vote on the proposed $800 million acquisition of Nebraska Medicine.
The letter, dated Thursday and bearing a total of 33 signatures from state senators, shared concerns about the proposed acquisition, including the lack of transparency to the public and the Legislature.
According to the letter, the regents’ Jan. 9 meeting agenda item summary indicates that the Board has “negotiated the final agreement over a series of meetings in the past 18 months”.
The regents will consider a proposal in which Clarkson Regional Health Services would give up its 50% membership in Nebraska Medicine. The deal would give full control of the health system to the University of Nebraska.
However, the letter said the public and Legislature have had little time to understand the proposal, its impact and any financial implications of the transaction.
“The University of Nebraska and Nebraska Medicine are two institutions of tremendous significance to our state, and any major changes to the existing structures must be carefully considered,” the letter stated.
Senators are asking the Board to delay the vote to “ensure all viable alternatives have been considered and until all stakeholders understand the impact of the proposal for the state” and the two institutions.
The Board of Regents meeting, previously set for Friday, will now be held Thursday, Jan. 15 at 9 a.m.
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