After heat related death, Montreal Health Officers warned of risks even after the weather cooled down
With at least one death since Sunday, the Montreal Public Health people are urging to monitor the symptoms related to the heat, even once the heat dissolves.
Tudor Matai, a spokesman for Montreal Public Health, said that the agency has been informed about the deaths related to five other heat this year after the temperature rises at the end of June.
The health agency is asking emergency doctors that when the environment warns a heat warning to the city of Canada, to report any deaths that are suspected to be associated with the heat.
Montreal exceeds 33 C in Sunday and Monday, 34 c with high levels of Tuesday. Environment Canada on Wednesday estimated the highest of 29C, with a seasonal temperature returning on Thursday.
Emergency rooms across the city say that they are already looking at patients with symptoms related to heat. But health officials say that the busiest days often come after cooling down. Medical professionals have warned that health hazards may roam for days.
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This means, even when the most recent summer wave is officially eliminated, your body can still be at risk.
Heat can cause a series of diseases: overheating and dehydration due to summer cramps, tiredness, stroke, rash and fainting.
Doctors say that it is important to know when to help.
Dr. with Montreal Public Health. Anne-Sara Briond said, “Every year we try to avoid such death because it can be stopped and we really need to know that it is not just a casual heat.” “It is fatal.”
As a hot weather in Montreal, emergency rooms in the entire city say that they are looking at patients with symptoms related to heat. But health officials say that the busiest days come often after the spread of summer.
Health experts say that staying hydrated, keeping cold and checking on neighbors can save life – especially for seniors and people with chronic diseases.
Montreal Public Health has launched a campaign Visitor Une Personne Aînée Isoley – Briand said to meet the city and the police to meet an isolated senior in partnership.
The program includes door-to-door trips to examine the risks related to fraud, misconduct and heat. It helps identify the weakest seniors, provides advice and adds them to a contact list for support during heat waves, he said.
Before this summer, a toxicist, Matiyi with a beard, Montreal Public Health, said in terms of climate change and rising temperatures of the region, “This is greater of a problem.”
During the summer wave of summer in 2018, 66 people died in Montreal. About two-thirds of those deaths were senior with underlying health conditions.
2024 study from Quebec Institute National de la Resnd Scientific (INRS) suggests that heat is responsible for 470 deaths per year in the province, and the number will increase if nothing changes. With deaths, there are more than 200 hospitalized and thousands of emergency room trips.
