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Faculties and Departments => Faculty Sections => Faculty Forum => Topic started by: bipasha on December 21, 2011, 08:43:37 AM
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When winter temperatures drop significantly below normal, staying warm and safe can become a challenge. Extremely cold temperatures often accompany a winter storm, so you may have to cope with power failures and icy roads. About Winter WeatherAlthough staying indoors as much as possible can help reduce the risk of car crashes and falls on the ice, you may also face indoor hazards. Many homes will be too cold—either due to a power failure or because the heating system isn't adequate for the weather. When people must use space heaters and fireplaces to stay warm, the risk of household fires increases, as well as the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Exposure to cold temperatures, whether indoors or outside, can cause other serious or life-threatening health problems. Infants and the elderly are particularly at risk, but anyone can be affected. To keep yourself and your family safe, you should know how to prevent cold-related health problems and what to do if a cold-weather health emergency arises.
The emergency procedures outlined here are not a substitute for training in first aid. However, these procedures will help you to know when to seek medical care and what to do until help becomes available.
What Is Extreme Cold?
What constitutes extreme cold and its effects can vary across different areas of the country. In regions relatively unaccustomed to winter weather, near freezing temperatures are considered “extreme cold.†Whenever temperatures drop decidedly below normal and as wind speed increases, heat can leave your body more rapidly. These weatherrelated conditions may lead to serious health problems. Extreme cold is a dangerous situation that can bring on health emergencies in susceptible people, such as those without shelter or who are stranded, or who live in a home that is poorly insulated or without heat.
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My favorite season is winter but when it goes to too much then it is harmful for the poor who can not afford to buy the worm cloths for themselves.
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Hmmmmm. I like Spring
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Infants are particularly at risk in winter, it's true. Parents have to take special care of them during this season. Keeping them warm with dry and soft clothes and washing them with tepid water are two prime necessities. Minor children are very vulnerable to cold. And once they are attacked with cold, they suffer much. Their respiration is badly affected and their sucking of milk is seriously hampered. In severe cases, it may cause death. So we must be careful.
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Winter is my favorite season. But if when it so much then its harmful for the poor peoples who are stay in the road, they have not the cloths.
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nice post...
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Thanks for sharing