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“The stress from shoveling snow combined with the bitter cold can be dangerous, causing an increase in blood flow and blood pressure,” explains Dr. Patrick Kee, MD, Ph.D., a medical director ...
As for women’s risk, Dr. Franklin says it would be hard to prove that clearing snow is just as dangerous for women of a certain age, because the relevant research has been done only on men, and ...
There are about 100 deaths annually due to the stress of shoveling snow. Here are tips to staying safe while clearing your paths. The dangers of shoveling snow [Video]
Precautions include training, monitoring weather conditions to learn the history of the snow pack, digging hasty pits, modifying the route, passing one-by-one through dangerous areas, wearing avalanche beacons, and carrying avalanche probes and snow shovels. [5] Other non-avalanche snow immersions can be similarly dangerous, including tree ...
Ice cleats are a device, affixed to a shoe or boot, with small studs or spikes underneath. They are used to avoid sliding on slippery surfaces like ice or snow. Ice cleats are attached to footwear with either straps over the heel and toe or a single strip over the foot.
NES affects both men and women, [7] between 1 and 2% of the general population, [8] and approximately 10% of obese individuals. [9] Newer research suggests that the overall prevalence of NES ranges from 2.8% to 15.2% in clinical patients with eating disorders, obesity, and/or bariatric surgery.
Patrick Sahr is out just after sunrise shoveling snow from his car and driveway after at least 18 inches of new snow fell - on top of the three feet that buried Buffalo, New York, Wednesday, Jan ...
Glissading is ideally done later in the day when the snow is softer. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Most glissading is done in a seated position (and ideally with a water-proof durable surface on which to sit and slide), [ 3 ] with the legs bent to absorb shocks and bumps, and an ice axe held diagonally across the body to be in a position to perform a self-arrest ...