Safety in extreme cold: Doctors from 新香港六合彩资料鈥檚 College of Osteopathic Medicine offers advice
Doctors from the 新香港六合彩资料 College of Osteopathic Medicine offered their expertise on staying safe in extremely cold temperatures in two separate stories on WCSH.
Kathryn Brandt, D.O. 鈥97, chair of Primary Care, explained how quickly hypothermia can occur in extremely cold temperatures. 鈥淚n five minutes, at those temperatures, it鈥檚 going to be too long,鈥 said Brandt about the expected below zero temperatures forecasted for Maine in the coming days. She recommended making sure skin is covered, staying dry and not staying out longer than you need to. She also recommended staying hydrated with warm liquids and covering your mouth and nose when outside because heat can be lost through the lungs.
In a separate story the following day, Daniel Pierce, D.O., explained how older adults lose heat more quickly and are at higher risk of hypothermia.
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