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What is one of winter's most overlooked hazards?
Dehydration
What is Frostbite?
Freezing of your skin and underlying tissue
What do we call frozen water falling lightly from the sky?
Snow
What is hypothermia?
A dangerous lowering of your body temperature
How do you protect against frostbite?
Why should you always wear a winter hat?
To help keep you warm and to contain your body heat.
How should you dress to stay warm?
Use several layers of loose clothing with a waterproof outer layer to help stay dry.
How do you protect against Snow Blindness?
Wear sun glasses, goggles and/or a hat with a brim.
Why do people put on their outer layer of clothes outside in really cold weather?
So they do not overheat.
What causes Snow Blindness?
Bright sunlight reflected off the white snow which sun burns your cornea (part of your eye)
What addition item can you use to keep your hands and feet warmer?
Hand and foot warmers.
What does your base layer of clothing need to be?
Breathable and warm-to help take moisture away from the skin
What are some symptoms of frostbite?
numbness, burning or tingling, white or pale appearance in hands, feet, nose or ears
What are some signs of snow blindness?
pain, redness, hazy vision, temporary loss of vision
What are some symptoms of hypothermia?
Blue lips, incontrollable shivering, memory loss, disorientation, and exhaustion
What are some signs of Dehydration?
Dark pee, fatigue, muscle aches, cramps, dizziness, loss of balance and coordination
How many layers should you dress in really cold weather? Can you name them?
At least three. A base layer, a mid layer and an outer layer.
How much faster does moisture conduct heat than air?
25 times
How do layers help keep you warm?
By wicking moisture away from the skin and trapping air between the layers that our body heat warms up the air and helps keep us warm.
What is Photokeratitis?
Damage to your eyes from UV light. Snow Blindness is one form of this.