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Prevent frostbite: Essential steps to protect skin in extreme cold
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Extreme cold can have serious consequences on the skin, such as frostbite and burns, if it is not adequately protected.
·Quebec City, Canada
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Frostbite happens fast in current conditions, Endeavor Health warns
Experts with Endeavor Health are urging those going outside in these chilly conditions, even if just for a brief bit, to bundle up. Frostbite, they say, can set in as soon as five minutes, depending on just how cold it is. Other factors can come into play as well. “Skin that is wet and exposed to wind will freeze quicker than skin that is dry and has some shelter, ” said Dr. Bilal Khan, an ER physician with Endeavor Health Edward Hospital. “Per…
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