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Temperatures near the triple digits, humidity almost as high as the mercury, and a blazing sun: the combination can bring more than discomfort; it can cause death.
As the Washington area sweats through a near-record heat wave second only to the scorching summer of 1930, everyone should be alert to the warning signs of heat-related illness.
“We’ve had a lot of people coming in (to the Rappahannock Medical Center) with what I think are heatrelated complaints,” said Dr. Jerry Martin. ‘They’re really tired, they’re dizzy, they feel weak.”
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