Cases of contact burns, some as severe as second- or third-degree burns, have significantly increased during this heat wave, doctors say.
As temperatures soar in the Southwest, doctors say heat-related illnesses are not the only health hazards filling up emergency rooms. Cases of contact burns — some as severe as second- or third-degree burns — have significantly increased during this heat wave.temperatures spiked into the triple digitsThe burns typically occur when people fall or pass out on sun-scorched pavement and other hot surfaces.
At least 10 people were treated for contact burns at Valleywise Health last week, according to a hospital spokesperson. Geren said she expects more to come as the heat wave persists into next week.Contact burns occur every year when temperatures spike in the summer, but doctors said people should be extra cautious during severe heat waves.
“I guess the pavement was hot enough so that it burned, although I was wearing blue jeans,” he said, adding that he sat on the pavement for about 40 minutes and did not realize the severity of his injury. Last weekend, as temperatures peaked across the Southwest, officials at the Las Vegas office of the National Weather Service measured temperatures on different surfaces when the ambient air temperature was 115 F, and found huge differences between rock, concrete and asphalt in the shade and in the sun.
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