Doctors warn about Frostbite risks, as warming shelters prepare for more patients

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF)- With the cold temperatures set to stay for the next several days, doctors are warning about the risks of frostbite.

Frostbite is a burn injury that mainly happens when people are spending long periods of time in below freezing temperatures.

Dr. Aaron Hurd, a vascular surgeon at Doctor’s Hospital of Augusta, says it causes several harmful effects to the body…

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