In The News: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
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Extremely hot days can make pavements hot enough to cause second-degree burns within seconds.
Doctors at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas are warning about a less-recognized danger of summer heat: pavement burns. Their recent study suggests that people in hot places can end up in the hospital with serious burn injuries caused by contact with sizzling pavement.
During a heatwave, it's not uncommon for temperatures to climb to 40 degrees Celsius or above.
Pavements can become hot enough to burn human flesh in just two seconds in the summer, doctors have warned.
Las Vegas temperatures are forecast to remain in triple-digits for the rest of the month and into August, putting more at risk of burn injuries from hot pavement, medical officials said.
A group of UNLV surgeons recently finished a 5-year study and learned something that may be no surprise to Southern Nevada residents: Pavement gets hot.
A group of UNLV surgeons recently finished a 5-year study and learned something that may be no surprise to Southern Nevada residents: Pavement gets hot.
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A study of 173 burn cases caused by hot pavement should serve as a warning to Las Vegas when the temperature hits 100 degrees.
UNLV’s School of Medicine welcomed its next group of future doctors Monday. Sixty students came together for the first time to be fitted for their white coats and meet their teachers.