Heat Fatality Stories
Some very sad stories where possibly cooler clothes, parasols (I have a practically free very good substitute which is better than most parasols and therefore can be a life saver) and hand fans, especially good ones, could have made the difference between life and death in hot weather.
Social conventions resulting in unnecessary deaths?
Excerpts.
Found while searching: heatstroke sunstroke fatalities death - 10 000 hits
A British holidaymaker died of heat stroke during an outback trek in Australia.
Pamela, 54, was sightseeing with partner John when she fell ill and began hallucinating in the 90 degree heat, an inquest heard.
they became lost and decided to follow the signs in the opposite direction. But it soon became clear that Miss Plant was struggling.
'Pamela started to hallucinate and so I carried her bags and helped her along. It all came on very quickly, she wanted to go but was struggling. She then collapsed.
'I found a tree with some shade and sat her underneath it. I poured some water over her to keep her cool and gave her my hat which was bigger than hers and went looking for help.'
East Lancashire Coroner Mr Richard Taylor recorded a verdict of misadventure. He said: 'What should have been an exciting trip sadly ended in tragedy. You have my sympathy for that.'
http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasen/spages/887424.html
French tourist dies of sunstroke as heat wave claims third victim
....bringing the total of fatalities caused by a cross-country heatwave to three since last week.
The 50-year-old was hiking with a tour group ... temperatures reached 42 degrees Celsius (108 degrees Fahrenheit.)
....... when the overweight man lost consciousness.
.........Medical Center... diagnosed with heat stroke.
...... he was pronounced dead in the evening.
Ein Gedi Rescue Team head, Manu Barak, emphasized the importance of drinking water on visits to the area and adapting hike trails to correspond to the physical condition of hikers.
A teenager from central Israel died of dehydration during a hike in the Galilee.
15-year-old .... died while on a trip with six of his friends in Amud Stream.
...he had complained that he was feeling ill. ..evacuated him to Ziv Hospital in Safed, where he was pronounced dead.
a Yeshiva student also died of dehydration while hiking in the Judea desert.
.....20, set out with his friends on a hike Wednesday, having mapped out a route that included climbing a mountain. The temperature in the desert was 47 degrees Celsius.
Upon returning from the climb, no water could be found in the area. Miller ran ahead to find water and was later found dead by a rescue team.
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