Posted on 06/27/2018 3:50:00 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
FARGO – About three dozen people have been treated for medical issues outside Scheels Arena here, where crowds have been lined up all day on Wednesday, June 27, for an evening rally and speech by President Donald Trump.
Deputy Police Chief Joe Anderson said emergency responders have treated several people for dehydration and heat exhaustion, and another person for diabetic complications.
The temperature in Fargo just before 4 p.m. was in the upper 80s.
Anderson said none of the medical issues appeared to be serious.
Scheels Arena opened its doors just before 4 p.m. and Forum reporter Kim Hyatt, who was on scene, said “it was like the floodgates opened” as people filed in to escape the heat.
Just before 5 p.m., a source in a medical tent outside the arena said about three dozen people had been treated for heat-related illnesses so far, including five who were ultimately sent to local hospitals.
Anderson said they anticipated some heat issues after seeing what happened leading up to a Trump rally in Duluth, Minn., one week ago.
There, people were treated for heat exhaustion while waiting in a section of skywalk to see Trump at Amsoil Arena.
The passage had no air conditioning and some estimated the temperature inside at more than 100 degrees.
I hope Rep. Cramer can win the Senate race, but ND seems to have an affinity for “Heidi” and it is not the girl from the Alps.
Not a biker but was in Sturgis c. 1991 at the time the bikers were there. Hard to find a hotel room too
Heat illnesses in 80 degree weather? LOL, I’m from Phoenix!!! Shucks, it was 110 when Mr RooRoo and I stood in line for hours for the Phoenix Trump rally last August. We’d do it again in a heart beat. Trump is a true force of nature, attending one if his rallies is a true bucket list item.
Because you live in a place that is usually very hot in the summer, you are probably really good at keeping hydrated. Maybe it’s time for PDJT to have water trucks available for refilling water bottles.
They’ll get the last laugh in January though. Zero degrees, hell, shorts and t-shirt weather.
Aw Jeez, if this had been an Obamessiah rally he’d have healed them on the spot! [/s]
Heh! It'll be winter shortly though.
Seems like it takes about 1 year for your body to acclimate, about 1-2 more before it feels "normal".
I'm lying. Phoenix never felt "normal": 98-degree lows in August are alien.
Acclimation is the key.
The Boston Marathon had an American woman winner this year because it was a DREADFUL day,cold and rainy.
The African women runners didn’t stand a chance.
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What kind of humidity do you get in Arizona? In New Jersey the humidity can top 50%+ and temps hit 92-95 along with it.
Phoenix air is dry in general, but during monsoon season (June 15 to Sept 15) the humidity can be as high as 40 to 50 percent. Put that together with tempuratures above 105 degrees—that is MISERABLE weather. But the other 9 months of the year we have fantastic weather.
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