Whether it be the cold, the shoveling or an improper use of heaters, lots of people are ending up in the hospital due to the recent blast of winter weather.
Dr. Miriam Fischer, the senior attending physician in the emergency department at MedStar Health, warned that shoveling this heavy, icy snow comes with dangers.
“We’re seeing a lot of cardiac events. We’re seeing a lot of muscle strains from lifting and shoveling and pushing that snow,” Fischer said…