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<span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">When winter
temperatures drop significantly below normal, staying warm and safe can
become a challenge. Extremely cold temperatures often accompany a winter
storm, so you may have to cope with power failures and icy roads.
Although staying indoors as much as possible can help reduce the risk of
car crashes and falls on the ice, you may also face indoor hazards. Many
homes will be too cold � either due to a power failure or because the
heating system isn�t adequate for the weather. When people must use space
heaters and fireplaces to stay warm, the risk of household fires
increases, as well as the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.</span></font></p>
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<span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">Exposure to cold
temperatures, whether indoors or outside, can cause other serious or
life-threatening health problems. Infants and the elderly are
particularly at risk, but anyone can be affected. To keep yourself and
your family safe, you should know how to prevent cold-related health
problems and what to do if a cold-weather health emergency arises.</span></font></p>
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<span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">The emergency
procedures outlined here are not a substitute for training in first aid.
However, these procedures will help you know when to seek medical care and
what to do until help becomes available.</span></font></p>
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<span style="text-decoration: none; font-weight: 700">Plan Ahead</span></font></p>
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<span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">Prepare for
extremely cold weather every winter � it�s always a possibility. There
are steps you can take in advance for greater wintertime safety in your
home and in your car.</span></font></p>
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<span style="text-decoration: none">Emergency supplies list:</span></font></p>
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<span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">An alternate
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<span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">dry firewood
for a fireplace or wood stove, or</span></font><!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">special needs
items (diapers, hearing aid batteries, etc.)</span></font><!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none"> </span></font></p>
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<span style="text-decoration: none; font-weight: 700">Prepare Your Home
for Winter</span></font></p>
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<span style="text-decoration: none"> </span></font></p>
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<span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">Although periods
of extreme cold cannot always be predicted far in advance, weather
forecasts can sometimes provide you with several days� notice. Listen to
weather forecasts regularly, and check your emergency supplies whenever a
period of extreme cold is predicted.</span></font></p>
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<span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none"> </span></font></p>
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<span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">If you plan to
use a fireplace or wood stove for emergency heating, have your chimney of
flue inspected each year. Ask your local fire department to recommend an
inspector, or find one in the yellow pages of your telephone directory
under �chimney cleaning.�</span></font></p>
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<span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none"> </span></font></p>
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<span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">Also, if you�ll
be using a fireplace, wood stove, or kerosene heater, install a smoke
detector and a battery-operated carbon monoxide detector near the area to
be heated. Test them monthly, and replace batteries twice yearly. </span>
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<span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">Your ability to
feel a change in temperature decreases with age, and older people are more
susceptible to health problems caused by cold. If you are more than 65
years old, place an easy-to-read thermometer in an indoor location where
you will see it frequently, and check the temperature of your home often
during the winter months.</span></font></p>
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<span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none"> </span></font></p>
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<span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">Insulate any
water lines that run along exterior walls so your water supply will be
less likely to freeze. To the extent possible, weatherproof your home by
adding weather-stripping, insulation, insulated doors and storm windows,
or thermal-pane windows.</span></font></p>
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<span style="text-decoration: none; font-weight: 700">Winter Survival Kit
For Your Home</span></font></p>
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<span style="text-decoration: none"> </span></font></p>
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<span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">Keep several
days� supply of these items:</span></font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none">Food
</span><span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">that
needs no cooking or refrigeration, such as bread, crackers, cereal,
canned foods, and dried fruits. Remember baby food and formula if
you have young children.</span></font><!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none">Water
</span><span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">stored
in clean containers or purchased, bottled water -- in case your water
pipes freeze and rupture -- 5 gallons per person.</span></font><!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none">
Medicines</span><span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">
that any family member may need.</span></font><!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">If your area is
prone to long periods of cold temperatures, or if your home is isolated,
stock additional amounts of food, water, and medicine.</span></font></p>
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<span style="text-decoration: none; font-weight: 700">Prepare Your Car for
Winter</span></font></p>
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<span style="text-decoration: none"> </span></font></p>
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<span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">You can avoid
many dangerous winter travel problems by planning ahead. Have maintenance
service on your vehicle as often as the manufacturer recommends. In
addition, every fall:</span></font></p>
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<span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">Have the
radiator system serviced, or check the antifreeze level yourself with an
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<span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">Replace
windshield-wiper fluid with a wintertime mixture.</span></font><!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">Replace any
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<span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">During winter,
keep the gas tank near full to help avoid ice in the tank and fuel lines.</span></font></p>
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<span style="text-decoration: none; font-weight: 700">Winter Survival Kit
for Your Car</span></font></p>
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<span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">Equip your car
with these items:</span></font></p>
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<span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">a can and
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<span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">windshield
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<span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">compass</span></font><!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">bag of sand or
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<span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">collapsible
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<span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">flashlight and
extra batteries</span></font><!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">canned
compressed air with sealant (for emergency tire repair)</span></font><!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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