KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – People of extreme ages, both young children and seniors, are at higher risks of being vulnerable to cold weather.
Hospitals see an increase in the number of patients having temperature-related problems.
“People who have breathing problems are at increased risk from the cold,” said University of Kansas Emergency Medicine Physician Dr. Ally Briggs. “There’s always an uptick in respiratory viruses during those cold stretches, in addition to the environmental exposures such as non-freezing cold injuries and frostbite.”…