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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Whether indoors or out, you could be at risk for hypothermia or frost bite. I'm told the degree of temperature isn't as significant as the length of exposure. Tonight, we're trying to keep it to a minimum. Dr. Les Lenning at TriStar Summit Medical Center says he sees patients often in the winter months, especially children and the elderly, with frost bite or hypothermia. Hypothermia is caused by a cooling of your core body temperature, and frost bite occurs to the extremities, where there's less blood. Often time with frost bite, you don't realize the problem until you warm up again and experience the pain.
"We see it fairly frequently," says Dr. Lenning. "People often don't realize that they've lost as much heat as they have and they end up coming in because they're having pain in their extremities."
Dr. Letting says the nose, fingers and ears are the most common frostbitten parts of the body. To avoid an issue, keep your head and any exposed skin covered. Don't drink alcohol. NEXT on FOX17 NEWS: 3 simple things you can do to your pipes at home to avoid costly damage from the cold.
"We see it fairly frequently," says Dr. Lenning. "People often don't realize that they've lost as much heat as they have and they end up coming in because they're having pain in their extremities."
Dr. Letting says the nose, fingers and ears are the most common frostbitten parts of the body. To avoid an issue, keep your head and any exposed skin covered. Don't drink alcohol. NEXT on FOX17 NEWS: 3 simple things you can do to your pipes at home to avoid costly damage from the cold.
Monday, January 21 2013, 10:07 PM CST
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TBI: Women more likely family violence victims
June 20, 2013 08:10 GMT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A new study of domestic violence in Tennessee last year found women were nearly two times more likely to be victimized than men and children were the victims in 16 percent of all family violence cases.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation put out a report this week analyzing crime statistics from law enforcement agencies across the state. Their findings show that nearly 15 percent of all crimes reported were domestic in nature.
The study looked at the relationships between victims and offenders as well as the influence of drugs and alcohol on family violence. The study found that more than 17 percent of family violence involves drugs or alcohol, with alcohol being the most common.
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