Keeping Warm

Indoors

• Close curtains


• Wear sweaters indoors


• Use a heater. Make sure to see if the heater is electric or fire (combustion). If it's combustion, make sure it's well ventilated. If you start feeling tired for no reason, immediately open the windows and turn it off.

Outdoors

• Wear warm clothes. If your clothes get wet, take them off and put dry clothes. If you don't have access to dry clothes, wring out the water and use a towel if you have access to one, and put them back on.


• Keep your hands under your underarms

Frostnip and Frostbite

Frostnip and Frostbite are very common cold injuries. If your hands or extremities are red and numb, it's frostnip. Try to keep the affected parts warm. If you are using a fire or a heater, use an unaffected body part to measure a safe distance from the heat source.

If you have blisters, peeling, swelling, or in severe cases, blackened areas and/or movement loss, that is frostbite, and you should go to a doctor immediately.

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