Rescue failed and passed away. A tour guide from a travel agency in Beijing, led by the Summer Palace, was unable to receive medical treatment due to heatstroke. | Natural disaster | Tour guide
The reporter learned from several tour guides in Beijing that on July 2nd, a local tour guide in Beijing passed away due to heatstroke while leading a group tour of the Summer Palace. Despite unsuccessful rescue efforts, he passed away.
Recently, Beijing has experienced continuous high temperatures, setting a historical record for the highest temperature exceeding 40 ℃ for three consecutive days. The tourism market in Beijing has also rapidly heated up with the arrival of summer, reminding tourists and outdoor workers to pay attention to heatstroke prevention and cooling.
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In addition, the Beijing Municipal Emergency Bureau, together with relevant units, has recently analyzed the natural disaster risk situation in the Beijing area in July 2023 and determined that the city will enter a period of high incidence of natural disasters in July. Among them, the risk of extreme heat wave disasters cannot be ignored. The Municipal Emergency Bureau introduced that in July, it is expected that the precipitation in this city will be close to the same period as usual, and the average temperature will be higher than the same period as usual. "Recently, there have been multiple instances of high temperatures above 35 ℃ in this city. According to the meteorological department's prediction, the average temperature in July is slightly higher than the same period of the year, with a slightly higher number of high-temperature days, and a higher possibility of periodic high-temperature heatwaves." The relevant person in charge introduced that the high temperature has a certain impact on outdoor operations, elderly, weak, sick, young and other personnel, and it is necessary to focus on preventing the risk of poisoning and suffocation during limited space operations in high temperature and high humidity environments. Citizens, please pay attention to the high temperature warning, try to avoid going out at noon, shorten outdoor stay time, and take good sun protection measures. Outdoor workers can take heatstroke prevention medication in advance, pay attention to a balance between work and rest, and replenish energy and moisture in a timely manner; When mild heatstroke symptoms such as dizziness and fatigue occur, one should immediately leave the high-temperature working environment and rest in a cool and ventilated place.