A-Dub 🥝Seven times over the past two winters, doctors, nurses and staff in the emergency department of a busy downtown Toronto hospital took a moment of silence after a patient died from the cold - and they've revived four who were on the brink of death by hypothermia. Note: a study found that 72% of hypothermia events occurred when it was warmer than -15 C.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/homeless-deaths-take-toll-on-hospital-staff-9.7130805
Cold-related deaths among Toronto's homeless population are preventable and take toll on hospital staff | CBC News
Many Toronto hospitals' emergency rooms become de facto shelters for those who do not have a home. No doctor wants to discharge a patient into the cold, especially at night in the heart of winter. So St. Michael's Hospital figured out a solution: a partnership with a nearby shelter, Haven.