When extreme weather patterns emerge, hospitals must prepare for many potential issues such as rolling blackouts from increased power usage and patient surges in the ER. See resources below to help prepare for these and other potential heat related concerns.
According to the Department of Transportation, weather-related crashes account for over 480,000 injuries and more than 6,000 deaths each year. Take precautions on the freeways this season to keep you and other travelers safe. More information and safety tips can be found on NOAA’s Weather-Ready Nation Webpage.
Very high body temperatures may damage the brain or other vital organs. Our bodies are normally cooled by sweating, however, in some conditions sweating isn’t enough.
Conditions that limit the ability to regulate temperature include old age, obesity, fever, dehydration, heart disease, poor circulation, sunburn, and drug and alcohol use.
Summertime activity, whether on the playing field or the construction site, must be done in a way to aid the body’s cooling mechanisms and prevent heat-related illness.
