{"id":1028,"date":"2016-01-20T12:33:19","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T17:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/?p=1028"},"modified":"2016-01-25T14:42:38","modified_gmt":"2016-01-25T19:42:38","slug":"avoiding-falls-on-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/avoiding-falls-on-ice\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoiding Winter Falls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/watch-for-ice.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1029\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1029 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/watch-for-ice-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"watch-for-ice\" width=\"315\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/watch-for-ice-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/watch-for-ice-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/watch-for-ice.jpg 1021w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When winter snowflakes fall, so do people. Keep these tips in mind when outside in the winter weather! (Courtesy of denverhealth.org)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prevention Tips<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Plan ahead.<\/strong> Plan your trips out around the weather.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t need to go out, don\u2019t. Wait for the weather and sidewalks to clear.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Allow yourself enough time to get where you are going.<\/strong> Your chances of falling increase when you are running late and rush.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Take the path of least resistance.<\/strong>\u00a0 Look for the safest route to your location, AND the safest route into the building. Choose alternate routes when necessary. For example, if the sidewalk or entrance you typically use is icy, find a different route that perhaps has been shoveled or has better sunshine for melting.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ask for<\/strong> <strong>help.<\/strong>\u00a0 Have someone help you cross the street or navigate an icy patch.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Be your own advocate.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 If entrances or sidewalks are not safe, ask people to help remove the snow or use deicer. Businesses and property managers can help eliminate the dangers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Choose the right shoes.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Be aware of your footwear and choose the boots or shoes that give you the greatest traction.<br \/>\nPay attention.\u00a0 Walk consciously. Be alert to the possibility that you could quickly slip on an unseen patch of ice. Avoid the temptation to run to catch a bus or beat traffic when crossing a street.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Heed parking lots.<\/strong> Be extra careful getting in and out of your car. Hold on to your door or car as you get out to give yourself extra support. Watch for cars stopping and sliding in parking lots.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Walk like a penguin.<\/strong> When walking on ground that is slippery from ice and \/ or snow, take short, shuffling steps, curl your toes under and walk as flatfooted as possible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/penguin-in-the-snow.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1030\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1030 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/penguin-in-the-snow-300x239.png\" alt=\"penguin-in-the-snow\" width=\"221\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/penguin-in-the-snow-300x239.png 300w, https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/penguin-in-the-snow.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Keep your hands free.<\/strong>\u00a0 Wear gloves so you can keep your hands out of your pockets to help you balance. Avoid carrying heavy loads or children that may cause you to become off balance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Remove snow immediately.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Keep your porch stoops, steps, walks and driveways free of ice by frequently applying ice melting granules. This is the best way to prevent formation of dangerous ice patches. Waiting for it to melt can sometimes take days!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When winter snowflakes fall, so do people. Keep these tips in mind when outside in the winter weather! (Courtesy of denverhealth.org) Prevention Tips Plan ahead. Plan your trips out around the weather.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t need to go out, don\u2019t. Wait for the weather and sidewalks to clear. Allow yourself enough time to get where [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18,17],"class_list":["post-1028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-safety","tag-winter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1028"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1032,"href":"https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1028\/revisions\/1032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}