A 31-year-old man had collapsed near the finish line of the New York City triathlon, in which thousands of racers defied the sweltering heat to swim, bike and run.Race Director Bill Burke says the London man was treated by NYC EMT's on scene and was rushed to the hospital to the ER.Eleven other people also were hospitalized, but didn't appear to have serious injuries.

Do you know your heat exhaustion protocols?

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