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Extreme heat affecting some valley services
Page Last Updated: Friday July 16, 2010 6:04pm PDT
Clark County officials announced Friday they’ll be keeping some cooling stations open through Monday. It’s a question of public safety. People can come in, get water and get out of the dangerous temperatures.
Goodwill is shutting down some donation sites early this week because of the heat. It’s referred to as its Code Red policy. They simply need to give their donation ambassadors a break.
Over at UMC’s emergency room, doctors say they are busier than ever, seeing patients with heat-related problems. They say don’t let the cloud cover give you a false sense of security. 112 degrees is still 112 degrees.
“Obviously, if you have any sort of altered mental status or confusion, if you feel generalized weakness, (don’t) improve with fluids, (come in). If you get severe dehydration you can actually have some kidney problems,” says UMC’s Dr. Scott Scherr. “Heat stroke is a very serious, life-threatening illness.”
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July 18, 2010 5:35pm PDT
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It doesnt't have any effect on RTC Transit busses. I was on coach 311 southbound on Nellis today, and the driver said that he wasn't using the A/C since the bus would over-heat, then stopped the bus, got out of the bus, and walked around to cool himself off. Before that, he continually admonished everyone that they must use the rear door only to exit, but when he got off, leaving the unrunning vehicle in full sun, he refused to open the rear door. Isn't it illegal to leave people (cattle in the case of busses) in a vehicle parked in the sun? After about 5 minutes, he got back on and continued on the route, continually saying that the passengers MUST exit by the read door only. When I got off the bus two stops after this incident, I felt much cooler in the 112 temperature than inside that particular RTC Transit bus.
(By the way, he stopped people from getting on the bus when they had a cup of ice with them, saying that it HAD to be in an RTC approved container.