Beware Cold Weather Injuries

大学のヘルスサービスから、「Weather Injuries」の注意喚起メールが送られてきました。ある意味、貴重（？）なので、全文掲載しておきます。

SU Health Services, the SU Safety Department and the SU Environmental Health Office remind all students, faculty and staff that persistent sub-freezing temperatures projected for this week place everyone at risk for frostbite,　hypothermia and other cold weather injuries.

While outdoors, it is critically important to avoid wet clothing, particularly wet socks. Other body areas at particular risk include the cheeks, the tip of the nose, the top of the ears and fingers.

Signs of frostbite include dull, whitish skin and impaired sensation. If frostbite occurs, move immediately into a warm environment and remove and replace wet clothing. Do not massage affected areas.

For a fact sheet on cold weather injuries, see
http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/winter/pdf/cold_guide.pdf

※ frostbite―凍傷、hypothermia―低体温症

ちなみに、明日からの3日間の最高/最低気温（摂氏）は、水-12°/-18°、木-16°/-23°、金-13°/-22°。心して登校します。うぅぅ・・・。

my home, Syracuse, Jan 13, 25:22