Medical workers fighting to keep people alive through historic heatwave

Medical workers are responding to heat-related illnesses and officials worry if the heat continues patients could overwhelm the medical system. Associated Press photos taken by Nathan Howard showcase some of the critical work being done across the Pacific Northwest. They show medical crews in Salem responding to calls about heat-related illness. On Saturday, they helped dozens of people, some on the streets and others who collapsed while working. Dr. Anne Toledo is chief of urgent care for Kaiser Permanente in Portland. She stressed record-high temperatures across the region are a recipe for heatstroke. "Extremely high risk of serious medical illness," Toledo described. "You could have multiple organs fail, it's a medical emergency." Read more here: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/loca... Subscribe:    / kgwnews8   Watch the latest KGW newscast: https://www.kgw.com/watch Get the KGW app: https://kgw.com/appredirect