An elderly woman in Texas lost consciousness after days of extreme heat when the power went out.
The 89-year-old woman, who suffers from dementia and congenital heart failure, collapsed from heat exhaustion in Houston on July 10 and has yet to wake up, her relatives said.
“My mom got so hot that her body shut down and she still hasn’t woken up,” Monica Shaw said. KRTK.
The family had to buy two generators to power the air conditioning and call a nurse to check on the elderly woman.
This comes as scorching heat moves northeast, with parts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut under excessive heat warnings.
An elderly woman in Texas lost consciousness after days of extreme heat after her power was cut off
Shaw said her mother became overheated after going days without power to run the air conditioner.
“Touch his body, it’s hot. They took his temperature and it was 38 degrees,” he said.
She called a nurse to check on the 89-year-old woman, but she has yet to regain consciousness.
Shaw added that her mother’s serious health conditions put her at higher risk of heat exhaustion.
Scorching temperatures will hit parts of the Northeast this week and multiple excessive heat warnings will be issued.
Forecasters have warned that the humidity could push wind chills close to 100 degrees.
The heat alert in New York City began on Sunday and will last until 10 p.m. on Tuesday.
The 89-year-old woman, who suffers from dementia and congenital heart failure, collapsed from heat exhaustion in Houston on July 10 and has yet to wake up, according to her daughter Monica Shaw.
It comes as scorching heat moves northeast with parts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut under excessive heat warnings.
It will spread to other parts of New York, as well as New Jersey and Connecticut, according to the National Weather Service.
“The heat and humidity will continue through Tuesday and likely into Wednesday,” it said in a statement.
‘It will still be quite uncomfortable with heat indices exceeding 100 degrees in some places.’
John Murray of the National Weather Service added: “The dew point will be a little lower, but you’ll still feel warmer.”
Temperatures could reach 100 degrees in northeastern New Jersey and New York City on Monday.
On Tuesday, the heat index in these areas could reach 104 degrees.
The National Weather Service said there is “an increased risk of heat-related illness” for vulnerable people.
Cooling centers and swimming pools will remain open in New York City through at least Tuesday.
People are warned to take the heatwave seriously and stay cool as temperatures will not drop much overnight.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul urged residents to stay hydrated to “beat the heat.”
The National Weather Service’s Boston office has issued a warning of “dangerous heat” and humidity through Wednesday.
The heat index is forecast to reach 105 degrees on Tuesday in Boston and Hartford, Connecticut.
“It’s July, so it’s normally the warmest time of the year,” said meteorologist Kristie Smith.
“We have a combination of very hot temperatures and very high humidity. It will certainly be uncomfortable.”
As temperatures soar across the United States, experts are warning of the dangers of deadly heat stroke, which can begin to develop after just 10 minutes of sitting outdoors in many parts of the country.
The human body has a narrow temperature window within which it can carry out vital functions, between approximately 98 and 100 degrees.
Experts have told DailyMail.com that the “cascade of events” that leads to heat stroke begins within seconds of being exposed to extreme heat (over 90 degrees), and includes sweating, rapid heart rate and dehydration.
In just five to ten minutes, heat deprives vital organs such as the brain of blood, resulting in confusion, dizziness and fainting.
And it only takes 15 minutes for the body to go into full heat stroke and “a complete loss of bodily function.”
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