#hypothermia

#hypothermia

A powerful winter storm carving a path through Southern California was expected to weaken Saturday, leaving heaps of sleet, snow and record-setting rain in its wake.Reports of power outages, grounded flights and road closures rang out through the Southland as the plume of frigid moisture carved a southeastern path.

With winter settled in, going outside means frigid temperatures, early darkness and rain or snow.That can make it hard to get out to exercise.NPR's Life Kit has tips on how to work out in the cold.ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The freezing temperatures across much of the country may not be beckoning you to excercise outside.

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A man was rescued after he fell into a wash and was swept away by swift-moving storm water, California fire officials said.Photo from Los Angeles Fire Department
A man was rescued after he fell into a wash and was swept away by swift-moving storm water, California fire officials said.The swift current carried the 23-year-old man about 2.5 miles down the Pacoima Wash flood control channel underneath a Los Angeles freeway on Tuesday, March 7, according to updates from the Los Angeles Fire Department.

ISTANBUL Almost 10,000 rescuers have fanned out across the 10 Turkish provinces hit by a powerful earthquake and aftershock early Monday, officials said, yet the need remained so vast that as night fell, some places were still waiting for help in the winter cold.More than 3,450 buildings collapsed in 10 cities of southern and southeast Turkey, according to the Turkish health minister, Fahrettin Koca.

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We've been telling you how, during the current cold snap in certain parts of the country, it can be dangerous to spend a lot of time outdoors.So we would never suggest heading out to exercise right now if you're in one of those places.But when we are not in a once-in-a-generation storm, there are ways to exercise outdoors in the cold.

Cróga, the baby loggerhead turtle who washed up on a beach in northwest Ireland after a months-long, 4,000-mile journey that nearly killed her.(Dingle Oceanworld Aquarium)A family strolling on a beach in Ireland earlier this month spotted a seafarer that had washed up on the rocks.Her body was battered.

Following a search that spanned two days, police said missing Fairhaven woman Anapaula Huggins was found alive Tuesday afternoon.Family members said the 43-year-old left her Raymond Street home with her dog Monday morning, but Fairhaven Animal Control found the dog around 9:30 a.m.Monday with no sign of Huggins.

An exceptional snowstorm struck Los Angeles and Southern California over the weekend, delivering a dusting of the white stuff for the third time in the 21st century, according to local records.Snow fell even in low-lying areas, though it melted rather quickly and sent a raging current through the usually dormant Los Angeles River.

We love a good bad weather game.Sometimes, however, the weather is too bad for the game to be good.On Saturday, eight games will be played in cold-as-balls conditions.Via Andrew Siciliano of NFL Network, the folks at AccuWeather have generated so-called " RealFeel " temperatures for Saturday.

The tragic deaths of three boys after they fell through the frozen surface of Babbs Mill Lake in Solihull in the West Midlands on Sunday afternoon provides a distressing reminder of the dangers of winter weather.The victims, aged eight, 10 and 11, fell into the icy water after attempting to rescue a friend whose leg had become trapped in the water, according to Tommy Barnet, 10, who witnessed the accident.

L ondon is plunging into a week-long cold snap with temperatures expected to feel as chilly as -2C even during the day - while a severe cold weather alert kicks in for millions across the UK.Temperatures in the early hours of Thursday were expected to drop to at least freezing in the capital, with lows of -2C predicted for the following night.

As cold arctic air is set to move across the UK, plunging temperatures to as low as minus 10C, what can you do to keep yourself warm  both in and out the house?Keep your curtains closed Curtains aren't exactly airtight, but even the loosest layer of fabric can make a remarkable difference when it comes to limiting heat loss  particularly if the sun is at the other side of the house, meaning you don't have any warm light streaming in.

A 23-year-old homeless man swept away by fast-moving storm runoff in the concrete-lined Pacoima Wash was rescued from the flood control channel Tuesday morning, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.The man, who was described as "hypothermic and not terribly communicative" after being rescued from 3-foot-deep water moving 8 to 10 mph, had been carried 2.5 miles from San Fernando to Pacoima, said Brian Humphrey, a spokesman for the LAFD.

An elderly Massachusetts man was pulled from a Rhode Island river on Monday night after he drove his car into the water in Westerly.Firefighters reached the vehicle in an inflatable boat and broke open the man's car window to pull him free, Westerly Police Chief Paul Gingerella told The Providence Journal.

A freakish accident may explain the cause of the cardiac arrest that sent Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills to the ground during a football game on Monday night, five cardiac experts said.It is not yet known why Mr. Hamlin's heart stopped about nine minutes into the game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting healthcare professionals about the special management required for opioid overdoses tainted with xylazine, an animal tranquilizer known on the street as tranq, tranq dope, sleep-cut, Philly dope, and zombie drug.The tranquilizer is often combined with fentanyl or heroin, or occasionally with a stimulant, said the FDA, in its November 8 letter to clinicians and other healthcare providers.

The biggest error parents make, particularly in cold weather, is one they don't even realize: They put their child in the car seat wearing a big winter coat.Admittedly, the idea of strapping a child into a freezing car seat without a winter coat seems cruel.Why would anyone risk exposing their child to frostbite or hypothermia?