Kansas City teen's invention aims to prevent children dying in hot cars
Kelly Ann Greene invented a black box that monitors how a baby is doing in the back seat of a car
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Updated: 9:25 PM CDT Jul 7, 2021
Kansas City teen's invention aims to prevent children dying in hot cars
Kelly Ann Greene invented a black box that monitors how a baby is doing in the back seat of a car
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Updated: 9:25 PM CDT Jul 7, 2021
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NATIONAL AWARD. MY INVENTION HAD THE MOST MARKET POTENTIAL THAT’S ALWAYS A GOOD THING TO HEAR FROM JUDSGE AT A NATIONAL INVENTION COMPETITION CALLED THE BABY SAVER KELLYANNE GREENE INVENTED AND PATTON THIS BLACK BOX AT MONITORS HOW YOUR BABY IS DOING IN THE BACKSEATF O YOUR CAR AND TO HELP MAKE SURE NO ONE. FORGETS THE CHILD IS SITTING THERE IF IT DETECTS THAT THE BABYS I GOING INTO HEAT STROKE. IT SENDS ANLE ART TO THE PARENTS PRETTY AMAZING. SHE CAME UP WITH THE IDEA AFTER HEARING ABOUT A BABY DYING IN A HOT CAR SUCH AN AVOIDABLE PROBLEM. SO SHE GOT TO WORK YOU’RE ABLE TO PROGRAM THE DEVICE. IT’S GOT GPS INSTANT TEXTING AND EVEN ALERTS POLICE IF THERE’S AN ISSUE WITHHE T EXACT LOCATION OF THE BABY. I MEAN EVERYBODY FORGETS WITH NEARLY 30 INFANT DEATHS A YEAR NATIONALLY RELATED TO HOT CARS DAN MORE THAN 2,000 WITH SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME. KELLY HOPES HER IT WILL HELP SAVE SOME OF THOSE LIVE. I’M SO GRATEFUL TTHA I WAS GIVEN THIS OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP IT. SHE SAYS THE NEXT STEP IS TO MAKE IT SMALLER AND TRY TO FIND A WAY TO GET ON SHARK TANK TO PROMOTE THE IDEA. I HOPE TO GET THIS DEVELOPED INTO SOMETHING THAT COULD BE USED IN A REAL CAR AND COULD SAVE A CHILD’S LIFE HER IDEA NOW HEADS TO