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Vaughn Palmer: B.C. Coroners Service has asked doctors not to issue death certificates in heat-related cases “Where heat is considered in any way contributory to death, the death is reportable to the B.C. Coroners Service. Please do not issue any medical certificates of death if you feel that heat may have played a part in the death. Dr. Jatinder Baidwan to B.C. s doctors
Author of the article: Vaughn Palmer
Publishing date: Jul 12, 2021 • 3 hours ago • 4 minute read • An ambulance is seen during the extreme hot weather in Vancouver on June 30, 2021. The B.C. Coroners Service is asking medical practitioners not to issue death certificates in cases where they believe the recent heat wave was a contributing factor. Photo by DON MACKINNON /AFP via Getty Images
Five ways the West is broiling under historic heat wave Christopher Wilson
The summer of 2021 has been brutal in the western portions of North America, as oppressive heat has resulted in record high temperatures, extreme drought, raging wildfires and death.
Over the past month, record high temperatures have been reached at the airports in Las Vegas (117 degrees Fahrenheit) and Seattle-Tacoma (108), while it’s likely the record high for the state of Utah was also tied (117). Portland, Ore., broke its record high for three consecutive days in late June, eventually reaching 116 (the previous high, 107, was set in 1965). Canada had the same distinction, with the record climbing to 121, shattering the previous mark of 113 set in 1937.
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Salem Fire Department paramedics and employees of Falck Northwest ambulances respond to a heat exposure call during a heat wave on June 26 in Salem
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN
The Pacific Northwest heat wave in late June was a mass casualty event, officials said. Hundreds of people likely died in the multi-day, record-breaking heat, and the death toll continues to rise.
At least 83 people died from heat-related illness in Oregon, and officials are investigating another 32 deaths. In Washington, at least 78 people died. Across the border in British Columbia, officials counted nearly 800 deaths from June 25 to July 1 500 more than normal for that time period and which they believe are tied to the heat, according to Lisa Lapointe, the chief coroner for the province. In reality, it could be months before we know the final toll.
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