Brissy Students Taken To Hospital After Apparent School Parade In The Sun

In case there were any doubts that the heat is literally trying to kill us, three high school students in Brisbane were rushed to hospital this morning with symptoms of heat-related illness.
Two teenage girls and one teenage boy were attended to by paramedics at College Street, North Lakes, the address of secondary school The Lakes College. They are recovering in hospital in stable conditions. 
A Queensland Ambulance spokesperson told the media that ambos actually treated 16 students in total, and went on to say:
Only three [students] were transported, just for precautionary measures. The students were actually in a parade for an opening of a school building. They had a range of symptoms, varying between some dizziness, headaches, nausea and anxiety.
Ah yes, the time-honoured tradition of marching your students onto an open field in the middle of a heatwave. Onya, Queensland
It’s forecast to hit 39C in Brisbane on Sunday, so this might not be the last heat-related ambo run we see over the weekend. Health services are urging people to drink lots of water and wear lightweight, light-coloured clothing. 
Heat stress can kill you, so follow their advice, okay? And if you were planning on cooling off at the beach this weekend, I have some bad news: Tugun, Palm Beach, North Burleigh, Miami, Nobby Beach, Seashell Ave, Northcliffe, Broadbeach, Surfers Paradise, Elkhorn Ave and Narrowneck beaches were all closed this morning due to dangerous swell. 
If you’re feeling like you can’t win against the heat in Queensland, keep New South Wales in your thoughts – they’re barrelling towards a heat-induced blackout this afternoon, and then not even the mall will save them. 

Source: Brisbane Times.
Image: Fox.

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