Signs and symptoms of heatstroke
With warm weather in the forecast, a lot of people are going to want to spend the 4th of July outdoors.
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With warm weather in the forecast, a lot of people are going to want to spend the 4th of July outdoors.
More than an hour passed before a University of Maryland football trainer called 911 after a player, who later died, first showed symptoms of heatstroke, states an independent report issued Friday.
A University of Maryland football player who died of heatstroke this summer did not receive proper medical care, and some members of the training staff made mistakes, according to preliminary results of an independent review.
The University of Maryland has placed head football coach D.J. Durkin and members of the athletics staff on administrative leave during an investigation of the death by heatstroke of a football player.
Thirty-seven children die each year as a result of being left in a hot car according to the National Safety Council. Every death seems to prompt a discussion on ways to prevent these tragedies by reminding drivers of their precious backseat cargo.
A Kansas mother is warning others about the dangers of extreme heat after losing her son.
According to the safety organization Kids and Cars, an average of 37 children die each year in hot cars.