Don't eat a big meal before or after shoveling. Don't drink and shovel. And of course — watch for the warning signs.
Doctors say with this much snow in the Chicago area, people could get hurt while shoveling, and experience anything from cold exposure to muscle strains, and all the way to the big one; heart attacks.Patrick Michel was shoveling in"This is when you start to realize that you’re really out of shape. Pace yourself. Just don’t try to do it all at once," said Michel.
Several cars remain frozen to their parking spots, and driving can be dicey on snow-covered side streets. This was the kind of snow where doctors say they see people getting hurt while shoveling, from cold exposure to muscle strains, and all the way to the big one; heart attacks. "It's a combination of the cold it raises your blood pressure raises your heart rate, and that lifting activity really creates incredible stress on the heart," said Dr. Mark Loafman,
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