As temperatures hit extreme levels across the United States, emergency room doctors have had to get creative to try to save people who are dangerously sick from the heat
. “The last heatstroke patient I had, we sent our security guard across the street to the gas station because we ran out of ice” to help cool the person down, said Dr. Cecilia Sorensen, an emergency room doctor who has been working in an ER in Colorado this summer and who is director of the Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education at Columbia University. “It’s sort of crazy, but we will do whatever it takes.” Of all natural disasters, extreme heat is the No.
Heatstroke usually starts with confusion and a temperature above 102 degrees. Someone with heatstroke may sweat profusely or not at all. They could pass out or have a seizure. If doctors can’t get their body temperature down within 30 minutes, they may have permanent organ damage. Heatstroke can’t be treated at home. Doctors will often start with a bit of ice, a lot of mist and a fan, says Dr.
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