Ashley Gold, Associate Editor at Fierce Healthcare reports that emergency rooms in California have observed different trends than usual in heat-related ER visits as temperatures have gone past 100 degrees. The elderly are especially susceptible to heat; however, they unfortunately are negatively affected by an ER visit. Read the article: http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/uptick-seen-daytime-er-visits-due-sweltering-temperatures/2013-07-08#ixzz2YeojYHYd
