Local Entrepreneurs Invention Just in Time to Save Children's Lives

Online, July 16, 2013 (Newswire.com) - R&R Solutions Inc. CEO, John Rambadt announced today that the company filed for a patent on a Child Safety Seat Alarm device. It is the time of year to remind people about the dangers of leaving children unattended in hot cars. This device is designed to alert guardians when they have left a child unattended in a child seat. The device delivers a series of alerts starting with an audible sound. If you don't return to the child immediately the guardian's phone locks and vibrates; only allowing 911 calls. After one minute if the child is still unattended, text alerts with location details are sent to pre-programmed contacts. Finally, if needed, this device will start notifying the police with the child's GPS coordinates.

John says the idea struck him, while travelling with R&R President and spouse Amy. After listening to a radio public service announcement warning parents and caregivers to never leave a child unattended in a car John remarked, "We are too smart of a Country to not fix this!" He designed and built the working prototype within 24 hours.

According to the nonprofit web site kidsandcars.org:
"Vehicular heat stroke is largely misunderstood by the general public. The majority of parents would like to believe that they could never "forget" their child in a vehicle. The most dangerous mistake a parent or caregiver can make is to think it cannot happen to them or their family." [A]

Busy schedules, cell phone distractions, lack of sleep or rear facing seats with sleeping infants can contribute to motor vehicle-related child hyperthermia fatalities (MVRCHF)

A 2010 study conducted by Forensic Science Medical Pathology group found that 80% of vehicular heat stroke deaths were a result of children left in unattended vehicles. Surprising to this author; the leading group of at fault caregivers defined as, in charge of Childs welfare at the time of heat stroke event, was 'alone mothers'. The leading reason for deaths across all categories was 'child forgotten in car.' [B]

"Children left in a motor vehicle for even short time periods, in moderate ambient temperatures (e.g.*69_F), are at risk for hyperthermia [C]. The internal temperature within a closed motor vehicle ascends rapidly in the first 15 min despite variations in the rate of increase due to vehicle type, color, and window tint." [C-F]

One of the study's conclusions were:
"Preventing this dramatic, albeit, rare event will be accomplished with a surveillance system as well as increasing awareness of RCHF through education, regulation, engineering, and legislation." [B]

The nonprofit child safety organization KidsAndCars.org (KAC) conclusions are similar. Technology and education are the keys to ensuring this tragedy never happens to any family. They recommend every car produced be equipped with a monitoring device.

Only 19 states currently have any legislation making it illegal to leave a child unattended in a vehicle. [G]

The bottom line regarding this issue:
"If we leave the headlights on or keys in the ignition, our cars provide a warning buzz. Somehow our society has decided that it's not okay to have a dead car battery" [G]

One Entrepreneur has decided it is time to address the motor vehicle-related child hyperthermia fatalities challenge.

About R&R Solutions Inc

R&R Solutions is a turn-key technology solutions company. The company was founded in 1997 by John and Amy Rambadt as a packaging and logistics services provider. Our evolution into back office, infrastructure and POS electronics refurbishment and then on to managed services as an end-to-end services offering was a natural progression. We are core providers and certified partners for these services to many of the top Fortune 15 companies.
R&R Solutions is focused on delivering reliable and affordable "best in class" services by creatively combining our expertise across our product offerings to meet the broad challenges our customers face.
Our senior management team strives to create a culture by which our employees are empowered to demonstrate that our word is our bond and the integrity and honesty by which we do business sets us apart from our competitors every day.

Contact

To learn more about this product, please contact

Amy Rambadt, President
601 1st Avenue NW Gravette, AR 72736
Office: (479) 787-7005
Fax: (479) 787-7032
[email protected] http://rr-solutions.com/

References

A. http://www.kidsandcars.org/

B. Booth III J, Davis G, Waterbor J, McGwin Jr G.
Hyperthermia deaths among children in parked vehicles:
an analysis of 231 fatalities in the United States, 1999-2007
Forensic Sci Med Pathol (2010) 6:99-105

C. McLaren C, Null J, Quinn J. Heat stress from enclosed vehicles:
moderate ambient temperatures cause significant temperature rise
in enclosed vehicles. Pediatrics. 2005;116:109-12.

D. Surpure JS. The automobile and heat stress. Annu Emerg Med. 1982;11:263-5.

E. Roberts KB, Roberts EC. The automobile and heat stress. Pediatrics. 1976;58:101-4.

F. Gibbs LI, Lawrence DW, Kohn MA. Heat exposure in an
enclosed automobile. J La State Med Soc. 1995;147:545-6.

G. http://www.kidsandcars.org/heatstroke.html
CHILD VEHICULAR HEAT STROKE SUMMARY PDF