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With dangerous winter weather in the forecast, Home Instead Senior Care says now is the time for seniors and their loved ones to brush up on cold weather safety tips.

Winter can be a difficult time, as the harsh conditions especially impact seniors, said Jeff Huber, president of Home Instead, Inc. We want to make sure seniors and their loved ones are aware of simple ways they can stay safe and warm throughout the season.

Those over the age of 65 account for nearly half of all hypothermia deaths. As the body ages, the ability to maintain a normal internal body temperature decreases, creating an insensitivity to moderately cold temperatures. Seniors may not realize they are putting themselves at risk until symptoms appear. Symptoms of hypothermia include: shivering, exhaustion, confusion, fumbling hands, memory loss, slurred speech and drowsiness. If symptoms are present, immediate medical attention is necessary.

The leading reason for hypothermia in the elderly is due to poorly heated homes, which is entirely preventable. Follow these simple tips to ensure a warm household.

Stay Warm: Keep the thermostat at 65 degrees, at least. Consistently check it to make sure your home is sufficiently warm. Even as heating costs rise, your safety should be a priority.

Put a carbon monoxide detector near where you sleep.

Ensure that there is adequate insulation, and check and clean the fireplace and furnace. Furnace filters should be replaced monthly. Minimize drafts by filling old socks with sand and using them in drafty windowsills and door jams. Weather-strip around windows and doors. Keep doors to unused rooms closed and close curtains at night.

Add an extra blanket to the bed and warm the bed in advance with a hot water bottle. Never use an electric blanket it may be difficult to operate the controls if the temperature needs to be adjusted in the night.

Dress in layers of loose fitting clothing. If you go outside, make sure your head is covered.

Every year, more than 1.6 million seniors end up in the emergency room because of a fall. With icy conditions, the chances of falling are even greater.

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SOURCE: Lexington-Fayette County Health Department

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - With temperatures dropping into single digits and wind chills below zero, the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department is reminding people to use caution when dealing with the cold weather.

Doctors recommend during the cold weather, you stay indoors whenever possible. However, if you must go outside, dress warmly in layered clothing, including a hat, a scarf or knit mask to cover your face and mouth, sleeves that are snug at the wrist, mittens, a water-resistant coat and water-resistant boots.

Parents should follow the same guidelines for dressing children who have to wait outside for the school bus.

Also, people with heart disease or high blood pressure should follow their doctor's advice about shoveling snow or performing other outside activities. Cold weather puts an extra strain on the heart.

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By STEVE EIGHINGER Staff Writer | 217-221-3377 seighinger@whig.com | @StevieDirtWHIG

QUINCY -- Holy cow, it's been cold outside.

Relief from the recent bitterly cold temperatures should arrive by the weekend, but don't expect conditions in West-Central Illinois and Northeast Missouri to resemble anything close to balmy.

Most of Wednesday's recorded temperatures danced around the zero mark. At some point this weekend, the thermometer should creep above the freezing level -- hardly a cause for celebration, but less of a chance for frostbite.

Julie Kramer, a Quincy native who now lives in Costa Mesa, Calif., has been in town visiting family and friends.

"I'm cold to the bone," Kramer said.

Kramer said the best way for her to handle the frigid conditions she is no longer used to is to do some California dreamin'.

"It was 82 there on Tuesday and in the 70s on Wednesday," she was happy to report.

Most residents seem to be dealing with the cold in a good-natured fashion.

Judi Walden of Quincy said her ideal way to survive Mother Nature turning a cold shoulder is to stay in "heavy jammies all day and make warm comfort food."

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