Suspicion of heat stroke at a high school sports festival Eight students transport Ehime Hachimanhama September 5 18:51

On the afternoon of the 5th, at a high school in Yawatahama City, Ehime Prefecture, an outdoor sports festival was held, and students complained of heat stroke, and eight men and women were transferred to the hospital.

According to the fire department, all the symptoms are mild.

Around 1:50 pm on the 5th, there was a report from the prefectural Kawanoishi High School in Yawatahama City asking the fire department to send an emergency.



According to the fire department, eight students, male and female, were transferred to the hospital and complained of heatstroke, but the symptoms were all mild.



According to high school, on the 5th, around 9 am, a sports festival is held with about 300 students on the outdoor ground of the school, and to prevent heat stroke, secure hydration time, I was setting up a tent.



High temperature caution information was issued in the afternoon of Ehime prefecture on the 5th, and in Ikata-cho near Ehime prefecture, the highest temperature of 28.5 degrees was observed after 2:00 pm.



This high school usually holds a sports festival at this time of year.



Kawanoishi High School said, "We should have thoroughly instructed our teachers on safety management. In the future, we would like to consider measures when conducting outdoor physical education classes."