Wednesday, June 17th 2009, 9:57 pm
Newson6.com
TULSA, OK -- There is a warning about the hot weather on Thursday. An EMSA Heat Alert has been issued. The alert comes after six Tulsa-area residents required treatment on Wednesday for suspected heat-related illnesses.
All six patients treated by EMSA on Wednesday were men; four of the six were working outdoors or in un-air conditioned indoor spaces when they became ill. One man, who was found outdoors, had reportedly ingested very large quantities of alcohol.
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People are encouraged to take precautions on EMSA Heat Alert days. Those include the following.
On Thursday, EMSA transported one person to the hospital for a possible heat-related illness.
Last year, EMSA provided care to more than 100 individuals in the Tulsa area suffering from heat-related illness. Overexposure to heat was a factor in at least two Tulsa- area deaths.
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