Fayette Health Commissioner shares cold weather safety tips

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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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