Heat causes dozens of medical emergencies across all ages in Spokane
Triple-digit temperatures have resulted in a huge spike in medical calls and emergency room visits, and it s not just affecting the elderly. Author: Casey Decker Updated: 6:19 PM PDT July 1, 2021
SPOKANE, Wash. Record-shattering temperatures in Spokane have proven, as expected, to be dangerous. Medical personnel have reported significant spikes in calls and emergency room visits this week.
The heat is a risk to people across demographic groups, and will remain dangerous even as it dips below triple digits.
As of Thursday afternoon, the county medical examiner suspected seven people had died from heat-related causes, though said autopsies needed to be completed to be certain.
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