Assessing parental awareness and attitudes toward leaving children unattended inside locked cars and the risk of vehicular heat strokes.

Background: Vehicular heat stroke is considered as one of the preventable causes of non-crash, vehicle-related deaths among children. The prevalence of parents and caregivers leaving children unattended in enclosed vehicles is non-negligible.

Objective: This paper aims to assess parents' knowledge and beliefs about vehicular heat strokes among children in addition to the prevalence and associated factors of leaving children inside locked cars.