FOUND UNCONSCIOUS: The police said that lifeguards at the sports center performed CPR on the woman, who had no pulse, before sending her to hospital — but to no avail

Taipei Times
Date: Dec 26, 2018
By: Tsai Chang-sheng  /  Staff reporter

A 68-year-old woman on Saturday fainted outside a sauna in Hsinchu and died despite emergency aid, likely from cardiovascular problems, police and a cardiologist said yesterday.

The fire department at about 9pm sent a report about a woman surnamed Hsieh (謝) who was found unconscious and without a heartbeat outside an infrared sauna at a sports center, police said, adding that lifeguards had performed CPR on her before sending her to hospital, but to no avail.

Prosecutors have not found enough evidence to consider the possibility of homicide, police said.

Saunas help increase blood circulation, as temperature changes can cause relaxation and contract blood vessels, but they are not suitable for everyone, Hsinchu Mackay Memorial Hospital cardiologist Lin Po-lin (林柏霖) said.
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