Heat-Related Illnesses Pose Summer Threat - KBSI FOX23 News Cape Girardeau News
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Heat-related illnesses pose summer threat - KBSI FOX23 News Cape Girardeau News
SOUTHERN, Ill., (KBSI) – As summer approaches, Southern 7 Health Department is reminding residents that hot, humid weather can be hazardous to their health. Heat-related illnesses can range from mild heat cramps to life-threatening heat stroke. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, heat-related illnesses are preventable. Older adults and those with illnesses are at greater risk. Symptoms of heatstroke include extremely high body…
Despite record temperatures in recent years, fewer people died on hot days between 2010 and 2020 than in the previous decade. This is evident from an evaluation of the National Heat Plan of the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM). Where the institute estimated that 7,000 people had died between 2000 and 2009, this number had dropped to 4,300 in the ten years after that. Days with a temperature above 27 degrees are con…
Yes, and by human we actually mean Dutch, because well, they are just like people. People who sometimes get incredibly hot and then die as a very rare exception, but much more often just drink a glass of water and take an afternoon nap. "The estimated number of deaths due to heat decreased from 7,000 in the period 2000-2009 to 4,300 in the period 2010-2019," reports the RIVM, and in a rapidly aging country that is almost a shame. The RIVM thinks…
The number of deaths on hot days has fallen sharply since 2010. An estimated 7,000 people died from heat between 2000 and 2009, and 4,300 between 2010 and 2019, the RIVM reported on Monday after reporting by RTL. However, the risk of death on hot days remains high.
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