"Unprecedented US Heatwave Forces Hospitals to Resort to Body-Bag Ice Treatment"

A relentless heatwave in the southern US has left over 90 million Americans under a heat advisory, with temperatures soaring and hospitals resorting to using body bags filled with ice to cool down overheated patients. The heat dome, which has settled over much of the US South, has led to record-high temperatures and increased electricity usage. The extreme heat has overwhelmed the healthcare system, with emergency rooms busier than during some peaks of the Covid pandemic. Las Vegas has seen a surge in emergency calls, particularly from tourists who are not acclimatized to the city's scorching temperatures. Heatwaves have become more frequent, intense, and prolonged due to human-induced climate change.