Stories tagged with: Hypothermia

December 12, 2010 - 10:40pm
2 years 22 weeks ago

Reports indicate that nearly 700 cases of hypothermia fatalities occur each year in the United States.

With temperatures taking a dive and wind chills dipping below zero at times, it's important to stay warm.  Dr. Charles Feicht of Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital explains how hypothermia can sneak up on you.

"In the healthy individual, the initial symptom is feeling cold and then that's followed by shivering and then if nothing is done to correct the problem, you just...

January 4, 2010 - 6:17pm
3 years 19 weeks ago

People are adapting to the cold weather we've been experiencing since the start of the new year.

Community Ambulance says it's hardly had any cold-weather runs because everyone's bundling up and staying inside to keep warm, but Executive Director, Phil Koster, wants to remind everyone of a big factor that goes along with those cold temperatures.

"Don't underestimate wind chill. I know we talk a lot about temperature and how cold it is, especially when it's below freezing,...

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