A woman in her 80s died of suspicion of heat stroke without using an air conditioner.
In Hidaka City, Saitama Prefecture, a woman in her 80s died of symptoms that seemed to be heat stroke. The air conditioner that was in a woman's house was not used, and the prefecture called for the elderly to take adequate measures such as using an air conditioner appropriately because the risk of heat stroke increases even if they are indoors. It is.
According to Saitama Prefecture, a daughter who visited this house found a 83-year-old woman lying down in a house in Hidaka City after 2:00 pm on the 5th and reported it to the fire department.
At that time, the woman was taken to the hospital by ambulance with poor breathing and unanswered calls, but died about an hour later.
According to the fire department, the cause of death for women was seen as heat stroke, and the air conditioner in the house was not used.
Saitama Prefecture is calling on the elderly to take adequate measures, especially by using air conditioners and replenishing water, as elderly people are at higher risk of heat stroke even when they are indoors.