Winter Safety Tips for Older Adults
Internet URL
http://www.healthinaging.org/public_education/wintersafety_tips.php 
Sponsoring Agency
AGS Foundation for Health in Aging
Description
When the temperature drops, older adults run a high risk of health problems related to the cold-including hypothermia (dangerously low body temperature), frostbite, falls in ice and snow, and injuries. So it is important that they, and those who care for them, take certain precautions this time of year. This publication offers winter tips for older adults, including wear two or three thinner layers of loose-fitting clothing, wear boots with non-skid soles, and have fireplace and wood stove chimneys and flues inspected yearly and cleaned when necessary.