Winter safety.

Wintertime recreation is great fun. Between skiing, hockey, ice skating, making angels in the snow and the occasional snowball fight, people can almost forget the dangers of a winter chill. But it is important to remember that the cold weather can be impacted by three things:

1. low temperature

2. wind

3. wet clothing

Most cold injuries in sports usually involve the ears, nose, cheeks, chin, fingers and toes--the extremities. There are three types of cold injury:

1. mild

2. moderate

3. severe

To learn more about cold weather injuries or to speak with a sports safety expert, please contact Rachel Frerman at the National Center for Sports Safety at [phone], or by e-mail at [e-mail].