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Apart from respiratory infections: cardiovascular events. There was a famous paper about guys dropping dead while/after cleaning snow from the sidewalks/drivewa
by elmolino89 3y ago
Apart from respiratory infections: cardiovascular events. There was a famous paper about guys dropping dead while/after cleaning snow from the sidewalks/driveways (Illinois?). Not necessary from the physical shovelling but from just riding a domestic snowplow. It is good enough be exposed to cold: vessels constrict, blood pressure rises, you may drop dead when old, obese, unfit and with atherosclerosis.
*edit*: article stating that the spikes in mortality were within 3 days of a cold blast.
https://academic.oup.com/aje/article/155/1/80/134292 https://academic.oup.com/aje/article/155/1/80/134292