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    In parts of Tampa Bay, more people are going to the ER amid record heat

    By Michaela Mulligan,

    6 hours ago
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    Sierra Tate, with the Metropolitan Ministries Metro Bridgaide Mobile Outreach team, talks with a woman on the sidewalk on N. Morgan St, across from the Marion Transit Center on Monday in Tampa. The Metropolitan Ministries Metro Bridgaide Mobile Outreach team was giving out cool kits and supplies to help those living on the streets with the treacherous temperatures. [ DIRK SHADD | Times ]

    The emergency room staff at HCA Florida Brandon Hospital have extra cooling kits at the ready this year.

    They include vests that circulate cool water over patients’ bodies, instant cold packs and refrigerated IV fluids. In extreme cases, staff are equipped to dunk over-heated patients in ice water baths.

    Staff have gathered extra supplies to ensure they’re ready for patients suffering from heat illnesses during the hottest times of the day.

    During May last year, which kicked off a summer that shattered heat records in the Tampa Bay area, three people came to that ER for heat illnesses.

    This May, which also broke heat...

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