One
of our Traders ended up in hospital on Wednesday night with heat exhaustion and
was surprised to find they were joining 5 other people from QVM with similar
problems.
Before
you start calling Night Market Traders “wimps” remember that set up on
Wednesday’s usually takes place around 3:30 pm, peak heat time. The ambo who
attended one of our heat exhaustion patients in SBA recorded 49C in their
stall. The official temperature only reached 39C in Melbourne.
The
message clearly is not to underestimate the impact of extreme heat days (over
35C) particularly if you are required to work during the hottest part of the day.
Take
care out there.