June 20, 2024, Press Release from the Alzheimer’s Association: TOLEDO, OH—June 20, 2024— As summer brings rising temperatures across the country, extreme heat can have a significant impact on everyone's safety, but they can be especially for individuals with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Alzheimer's disease causes a number of changes in the brain and body that may affect their safety and make them vulnerable to dehydration, heat exhaustion, or heat stroke. Caregivers should make a plan to keep loved ones safe and healthy.
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The summer is a great time to travel, but during this heat wave, a local doctor says you need to take precautions to make sure that one of your trips is not to the ER. The most common heat-related illness that emergency rooms like Lima Memorial see during high temperatures like this week is dehydration. People could experience headaches, nausea, dizziness, and cramping if they are dehydrated. However, some people could experience worse health conditions with prolonged exposure to the heat.
COLUMBUS – The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) urges Ohioans to be aware of excessive heat this week and to take precautions to prevent potent…
June 17, 2024, Press Release from the American Red Cross: [INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 17, 2024] — As extreme heat blankets our region, the American Red Cross Indiana Region is asking residents to take three steps to stay safe: slow down, stay hydrated and spend time indoors. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat watch for our area through Friday evening. Heat is more than uncomfortable, it can be deadly, especially for older adults, the very young and those with chronic medical conditions.
First responders were called to 116 North Vine Street just before 4:30 pm on June 14th for an unresponsive child. When they arrived, they found 1-year-old Ceicila Harting in cardiac arrest. The child was taken to Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Mary's, where she was pronounced dead.