Severe heat adds pressure to strained Canadian health care

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With heat warnings being issued across much of Canada in recent days, first responders say they are deeply concerned about their ability to respond to emergencies in a timely way — or at all — amid health systems already buckling under the strain of staffing shortages.

As millions of Canadians swelter under rising temperatures, they warn the country's already swamped hospitals and emergency services can't handle the influx of people with heat-related afflictions.

As Jamie Mauracher explains, the easiest solutions are outside the hospital.