It's tough down here - Hot weather causes rise in heat injury cases, worsens skin conditions

One doctor said the spike in the number of heat injury cases corresponds with the higher temperatures that Singapore has been experiencing. - ST PHOTO: RYAN CHIONG

SINGAPORE, May 21 (The Straits Times/ANN): As the mercury spikes, with record temperatures hitting 37 deg C in mid-May, hospitals and clinics in Singapore are seeing more patients with heat injuries and heat rashes or flare-ups of pre-existing skin conditions.

From about zero to two cases of heat injury a week between January and April, the number has increased slightly since May to four cases a week at hospitals under the National University Health System (NUHS) – which includes the National University Hospital (NUH), Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH) and Alexandra Hospital.