EDUCATIONAL COURSES

Educating Professionals to Prevent the Hidden Dangers Children Face In and Around Vehicles.

Learn to recognize, prevent, and respond to vehicle-related dangers before tragedy strikes.

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Keeping Kids Safe In and Around Cars

Many families take steps to keep children safe at home—but safety doesn’t stop at the front door. Vehicle-related injuries are the number one cause of death for children. Ensuring children are traveling in the right safety seat and correctly buckled is critical, but vehicle safety doesn’t stop there. Many injuries and deaths happen in everyday places like driveways, parking lots, garages and even in parked vehicles.Through this course, parents, teachers, and professionals will learn how to recognize hidden dangers and build habits that save lives.

Course Modules

Start your journey with the “Course Introduction and Overview” module. Discover real-life stories, quick prevention tips, and set the stage for a collaborative, skill-building journey to prevent vehicle-related tragedies. Participants complete a brief knowledge check and preview upcoming lessons.

The “Dangers of Children Alone in Cars” module explores the serious risks of leaving kids unattended in or around vehicles. Through real stories, visuals, and interactive lessons, it covers heatstroke, carbon monoxide, rollaways, and abductions, while highlighting modern safety features and practical prevention steps.

The “Preventing Hot Car Deaths and Injuries” module reveals how quickly vehicles can become deadly for children and pets—often in just minutes. It explains how heat builds up, how memory lapses can turn tragic, and why rear-facing seats can hide danger from view. Through real stories and practical prevention tips, you’ll learn how awareness and quick action can save lives.

The “Backovers and Frontovers” module exposes how vehicle blindzones—areas drivers can’t see even with mirrors—can lead to heartbreaking tragedies. Through real stories, striking visuals, and prevention tips, you’ll learn how to stay alert in driveways, parking lots, and neighborhoods. The lesson reinforces that technology helps, but awareness and a few extra seconds of caution can save a child’s life.

The “Surviving Vehicle Submersion” module shows how quickly a car can fill with water—and how to escape safely. You’ll learn the SWOC method: Seatbelts off, Window open or break it, Out fast, Children first. Through real stories and clear demonstrations, this lesson offers lifesaving strategies and a simple reminder: Turn Around. Don’t Drown.