According to the CDC, 618 people die from extreme heat every year in the U.S. Austin-Travis County EMS has not seen any deaths, but have seen a dramatic increase in heat-related illness calls over the last week and a half.
It has been triple digit-temperatures in Central Texas for days. Inside an Austin-Travis County EMS ambulance, medics are stocked with equipment ready to help those who may experience a heat related illness.
Noak says on top of ice packs, they also carry chilled saline IV packs that can be used to cool down a patient's internal temperature. The ambulance also has fluid resistant bags inside the units.
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