How the homeless survive the cold

Por William Foy en Sin Hogar & Tugurios 1406 views 14th Enero 2017 Duración del video: 00:02:12
There are more than 1,100 homeless people in Potter County alone, so when temperatures drop, there is a scramble to find shelter and warmth fast, but where t...

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  • Many homeless people do not survive the cold months; the death rate for the homeless skyrockets, as do the rates of cold related injuries, eg, frostbiMany homeless people do not survive the cold months; the death rate for the homeless skyrockets, as do the rates of cold related injuries, eg, frostbite. Homeless people freeze to death because they are outside and they are less able in most cases to deal with the physiologic effects of cold. Homeless people are a little or a lot malnourished. Some homeless are substance abusers, which makes death and injury from the cold increase, as such a person might nod off with only a t-shirt on, for example. Also, there are a disproportionate number of mentally ill people in the homeless population and they of course may or may not understand or care much about the need to get inside or to really bundle up.  Mas ...
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