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Extreme heat in Sonora,MX that hospitalized 97 people
STATES ? AUGUST 24, 2011 - 6:37 PM - NOTIMEX
The director of epidemiology at the state agency said it has increased the number of heat-related illnesses compared to 2010, the high temperatures have been recorded this year.
Hermosillo ? The Ministry of Public Health (SSP) State reported that during this summer 97 people were hospitalized from the effects on his health, which caused extreme heat in the state.
The director of epidemiology at the state agency, Sergio Olvera Alba, said the high temperatures have been recorded this year have caused an increase in the number of heat-related illnesses compared to 2010.
He explained that this summer there have been 97 cases of hospitalizations, of which 73 were from dehydration, heat stroke by 15 and nine patients received hospital care for stroke.
During the same period in 2010, he explained, were treated 31 cases of these diseases, of which eight were dehydration, heat stroke and 22 heat stroke, while deaths associated with high temperatures numbered 13.
He mentioned that in the current summer season in Sonora have been registered officially, four heat-related deaths.
He said that the death of two homeless people on the streets of Hermosillo on Tuesday afternoon as a result of high temperatures from heat stroke, although not counted in official statistics.
Can not yet established that determine the actual cause of death, because it must be a medical examination and follow a protocol that could take a week.
He said that when someone dies in the street should follow a process led by the Forensic Medical Service, so that in both cases the investigation continues.
Olvera Alba added that in the course of this year there have been 88,048 cases of stomach infections or diarrhea, more than 20 000 cases last year.
Spanish to English Translation
Extreme heat in Sonora,MX that hospitalized 97 people
STATES ? AUGUST 24, 2011 - 6:37 PM - NOTIMEX
The director of epidemiology at the state agency said it has increased the number of heat-related illnesses compared to 2010, the high temperatures have been recorded this year.
Hermosillo ? The Ministry of Public Health (SSP) State reported that during this summer 97 people were hospitalized from the effects on his health, which caused extreme heat in the state.
The director of epidemiology at the state agency, Sergio Olvera Alba, said the high temperatures have been recorded this year have caused an increase in the number of heat-related illnesses compared to 2010.
He explained that this summer there have been 97 cases of hospitalizations, of which 73 were from dehydration, heat stroke by 15 and nine patients received hospital care for stroke.
During the same period in 2010, he explained, were treated 31 cases of these diseases, of which eight were dehydration, heat stroke and 22 heat stroke, while deaths associated with high temperatures numbered 13.
He mentioned that in the current summer season in Sonora have been registered officially, four heat-related deaths.
He said that the death of two homeless people on the streets of Hermosillo on Tuesday afternoon as a result of high temperatures from heat stroke, although not counted in official statistics.
Can not yet established that determine the actual cause of death, because it must be a medical examination and follow a protocol that could take a week.
He said that when someone dies in the street should follow a process led by the Forensic Medical Service, so that in both cases the investigation continues.
Olvera Alba added that in the course of this year there have been 88,048 cases of stomach infections or diarrhea, more than 20 000 cases last year.