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Snow Shoveling

Snow Shoveling Heart Attacks – Update

Snow Shoveling Heart Attacks – Update

Snow shoveling heart attacks have caused 14 deaths this month, February, 2015, in Chicago alone. Hear why, and how to avoid them. We reported this danger at the start of winter, but it’s worth repeating. Snow shoveling is very hard on the heart. Clearing sidewalks and driveways can raise the pulse above…

Dan Clark | February 10, 2015 | Podcast, Snow Shoveling | Safety

Snow Shoveling Heart Attacks

Snow Shoveling Heart Attacks

Snow shoveling heart attacks happen in young and old, fat and skinny. Hear why this sudden cardiac arrest occurs, and how to avoid it. Snow shoveling causes a rapid increase in heart rate, beyond the safe range of healthy people, let alone the average couch potato. Coupled with constricted blood vessels due…

Dan Clark | December 16, 2014 | Podcast, Snow Shoveling | Safety