Cold Weather Injuries

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COL DWE AT HE RI NJ URI E S Pr ol ongede x pos ur et oc ol dwi l l ev ent ua l l ydepl et ey ourbody’ ss t or edener gy . T her es ul ti shy pot her mi aora bnor ma l l yl owbodyt emper a t ur e . Abodyt emper a t ur et ha ti st ool owa ffec t st hebr a i n, ma k i ngt hev i c t i m una bl et o t hi nkc l ea r l yormov ewel l .

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