With the extreme weather we have had and will have this January, it’s important to keep in mind the dangers of very cold weather. Here are a couple: FROSTBITE Frostbite is the freezing of tissue. It is caused by exposure to cold weather and is influenced by the degree of cold and length of time the […]
Hypothermia and Frostbite
As I was walking through the neighborhood tonight, I realized that winter has finally come to east Tennessee. No longer do we have the wet and balmy weather as we did over the holidays. The clear, starry sky appears beautiful until I realize my cheeks sting. And though we live south of the Mason-Dixon line, […]