Doctors warn of hypothermia, frost bite in extreme temperatures
- - Columbia, South Carolina |  Doctors warn of hypothermia,
frost bite in extreme temperatures  Posted: Updated:  It's a
simple equation: the colder it gets, the easier it gets to get
in trouble in this extreme weather.  The warning tonight is if
you don't have to be outside, stay in. If you do, bundle up in
layers and limit the time you're out.  Doctors are hoping people
take that advice to keep cases of hypothermia and frost bite out
of emergency rooms.  "We don't see a whole lot of frostbite in
South Carolina, but with the upcoming polar blast, that is
certainly a possibility," said Dr. Todd Crump, an emergency room
physician at Lexington Medical Center.  Crump says there's also
an increased threat of hypothermia.  "With severe hypothermia,
shivering stops, the skin turns blue, the heart rate goes down,
and people even go in to cardiac arrest," said Crump.  Keeping
warm is essential. Crump recommends dressing in layers of loose
clothing, take