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Heat-related injuries included symptoms of heat exhaustion, heatstroke, and heat exposure, Walsh said.
Statewide, Oregon Health Authority officials reported a sharp increase in emergency department and urgent care visits for heat-related illnesses between June 25 and 27, according to the state s health data. The report recorded about 25 hospital visits on June 25, nearly 60 on June 26 and about 130 on June 27.
“Heat exhaustion happens when your body isn’t able to regulate its own temperature and it begins to rise, Dr. Caroline King-Widdall said in a statement, released last week by Kaiser Permanente Northwest. This can happen when you’re working out rigorously or when you’re doing yard work outside on a hot day.
What to do with your ballot for the May special election in Oregon
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Check your mailbox for your ballot. They were mailed out starting Wednesday, April 28.
Voters should mail their ballots in time to be received by elections officials by May 18, or drop off their ballots at a ballot drop site by 8 p.m. on Election Day. The recommended last day to mail a ballot is May 11.
You do not have to live in the same county as the ballot drop location you use. The elections office will mail your ballot to the correct county.
You can also cast a ballot in person at any county elections office.