Seasonal Safety
Seasonal Safety
Don’t Turn Summertime Fun into Summertime Danger! – Volume 1
This summer’s Truesdale Health Blog series will focus on summer heat problems; specifically, the dangers of excessive heat and the conditions it can precipitate, and some of the factors that place us at risk for them.
Don’t Turn Summertime Fun into Summertime Danger! – Volume 2
In Summer Sense, Volume 1, we talked about the different mechanisms the body uses to lose excess heat, the environmental conditions that can cause them to not work, and the resulting heat-related illnesses that can arise.
Don’t Turn Summertime Fun into Summertime Danger! – Volume 3
In Summer Sense Volume 1, we talked about the different mechanisms the body uses to lose excess heat, the environmental conditions that can cause them to not work, and the resulting heat-related illnesses that can arise. In Summer Sense Volume 2, we discussed some of the conditions and medications that can make one prone to develop a heat-related illness.
Cold Weather Dangers, Who’s At Risk, and How to Avoid Them | Truesdale Health Fall River, MA
In New England we are fortunate enough to experience four distinct seasons- however, each one has its good and bad sides. One that we often think of as the least enjoyable is winter. Most people also don't bear in mind, how easily our bodies can lose heat in winter...
Avoiding Cold Weather Dangers | Protecting Your Family from Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning
During the cold winter months, there are many factors that can affect how our bodies lose heat. We previously spoke about hypothermia and frostbite. We touched base on these two topics in our blog about Cold Weather Dangers and How to Avoid Them. During extremely cold...
