When a man was notified by his Ring doorbell, he had no idea that what he was about to witness would shock him.
A UPS driver arrived at his front door stumbling, and he collapsed before reaching the door.
The man was obviously in distress, struggling with the extreme heat of the day in Arizona. He even had to lie down for a moment in order to feel better, then he stood up again and rang the doorbell before he left, stumbling once again trying to make it to his truck.
The man who was the recipient of the package saw the notification on his phone after the man had left his property and he only wished he had answered earlier.
“I was concerned for the fact that he was coming, stumbling to the door,” Brian Enriquez told NBC affiliate KPNX. “Had I gotten to my phone sooner, I could have talked to him through my Ring (doorbell) but he had already left the property at that point.”
According to the delivery company, the driver knew how to cope with extreme heat and he asked for help from his manager.
“UPS drivers are trained to work outdoors and for the effects of hot weather,” UPS said, according to Today. “Our employee used his training to be aware of his situation and contact his manager for assistance, who immediately provided assistance.”
But, why does it seem that more and more UPS drivers collapse every year during the summer?
Well, the answer is simple. UPs trucks, also known as “the boxes” have no air conditioning. According to the company, the fact that the trucks make frequent stops, would make air conditioning ineffective, so they don’t even install it.
At the same time, and although the company claims that drivers are trained to work during hot summer days, people claim that they have witnessed drivers- even loved ones- fighting for their lives after suffering heatstroke.
You see, trucks can reach 180 degrees F inside in days of extreme heat.
“Drivers like my husband are at incredibly high risk during summer months, when temperatures in their trucks can climb to 180 degrees. As a result, they can face dehydration and heat stroke, which can have life-threatening consequences,” nurse Theresa Klenk wrote a few years ago, when she started a petition demanding that UPS provide air conditioning in their trucks.
In the meantime, temperatures continue rising all around the country, making summer 2022 one of the warmest ones recorded over the last years.
“The contiguous U.S. average maximum (daytime) temperature during June was 83.5°F, 2.2°F above the 20th century average, ranking in the warmest one-third of the record,” reads June 2022 National Climate Report.
Make sure you stay safe this summer by avoiding being in the sun during daytime, by drinking a lot of water and keeping yourself hydrated- a sports drink would do, too.
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