"#FarmWorkers are 35 times more likely to die of #HeatExposure than workers in other industries, according to the National Institutes of Health, but there is no federal heat standard that ensures their health and safety."
“It’s not normal to go through these #heatwaves and, you know, act as if nothing is happening,” he said. “And we just continue to normalize this, then, and nothing is going to be done to protect workers.”
British Columbia's 2021 heat dome killed people w. schizophrenia at a higher rate than those w. other chronic illness. During the heat dome's hottest eight days 134 people diagnosed with schizophrenia died, 3x the avg. # of deaths during the same period 2006-2020
Heat stroke is a severe heat illness that results in a body temperature greater than 40.0 °C (104.0 °F), along with red skin, headache, dizziness, & confusion.
Sweating is generally present in exertional heatstroke, but not in classic heatstroke.
The start of heat stroke can be sudden or gradual.