During the winter months, frostbite injuries are common when temperatures dip below zero degrees. At this temperature, severe frostbite can occur in as little as 15-30 minutes of exposure. Hypothermia and frostbite can lead to loss of limbs (fingers, hands, toes, feet), and it can also be life-threatening in severe cases. According to Dr. Anjay […]
Winter clothing advisory: Is it OK to let your kids wear shorts?
As the season changes from fall to winter, logic dictates adjusting your wardrobe to account for falling temperatures. Swapping out bathing suits and shorts for long pants and sweaters is an obvious choice—that is, unless you are a school-age or teen boy. In that case, wearing shorts year-round is not only trendy, it’s common. For […]
What is frostbite?
Wind chills below freezing, long periods of time spent outside, wet clothing and exposed skin can all increase a child’s risk for frostbite, frostnip and other cold weather concerns. “Frostbite is a skin injury that occurs when the skin and body tissues freeze,” said Rebecca Mundy, a nurse and burn education coordinator at Akron Children’s. […]
