A reminder to bundle up if you’re going to be outside.
Dan Bedell with the Canadian Red Cross says cold temperatures puts anyone going outside at risk of frostbite.
“Typically when you start getting into the minus 20s or minus 30s that’s where real issues rise but frostbite can also occur at temperatures a little warmer than that, depending on how long you’re outside and what kind of protection you’re wearing,” he says.
Bedell says fingers, toes and the extremities of the face are the most at risk of frostbite.
He adds these colder temperatures also cause risk for hypothermia for anyone outside for long periods of time or with wet clothes.
Bedell says to limit the amount of time spent outside and avoid direct exposure to the cold air.
He recommends that anyone who must be outside dress in layers and that the outer layer having some wind resistance.
