Tissue temperature in cold weather is regulated by two factors, the external temperature and the internal heat flow. All cold injuries described below are intimately connected with the degree of ...

Service members are often in danger of experiencing cold weather-related injuries because of cold and wet conditions present during various training and operational activities. Wind chill and ...

Hospitals in West Michigan are seeing patients seek treatment because of the cold weather. Emergency department nurses at University of Michigan Health-West say some of the most common injuries ...

Frostbite is a serious cold weather injury that occurs when skin and underlying tissues freeze. Typically affecting the fingers, toes, ears, nose, cheeks and lips, frostbite can cause severe ...

Coloradans are used to being outside, no matter the weather ... the extreme cold can be to a person's health every year. "Last year, we treated over 200 people for cold-related injuries and ...