Brutal conditions
Americans have been treated for second-degree contact burns in Arizona as extreme heat caused pavement temperatures to surpass 71C (160F).
Over 110 million people were under extreme heat advisories in the south west as brutal conditions caused by a heat dome threatened to break records.
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Hospitals and firefighters in the city have been treating residents who have been burned by scorching pavements.
Sidewalks are indeed nasty things in extreme heat.
Patients have been admitted with temperatures far exceeding the normal range. They have been treated with cold intravenous fluids and been placed in what look like small inflatable kayaks filled with ice.
One burn centre in Phoenix told the Washington Post it had treated 10 patients with contact burns serious enough to require hospitalisation.
H/t Mike Haubrich
Don’t worry, though, Scottsdale has plenty of water to keep everyone cool.
Oh, right.
I don’t give a flying fuck about moronic people burning their feet on hot pavements. But those who walk their dogs in these conditions should be left out in the sun all day without water.
The burns could have been a result of contact with the pavement after falling. Depending on how the person fell, that could result in burns on hands or arms or head or face.