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You know, one of the toughest winters that ive been delivering mail. >> reporter: this meter maid, whos used to getting the cold shoulder, takes it all in stride. >> in and out, sip on some coffee, anything to keep us warm. >> reporter: the two biggest risks for those working in the cold, frostbite and hypothermia. frostbite is a damage to the skin caused by overexposure to the cold. in subzero temperature you can start to feel the preliminary symptoms in minutes. numbness or a pins and needles ...

One man has died at the world sauna championship in finland. apparently from severe burns. photos show the two finalists sitting next to each other yesterday. then on the ground surrounded by medical personnel. a russian finalist was pronounced dead after being dragged from the sauna. a finalist from finland is in the hospital with severe burns. competitors try to outlast each other in the heat and steam with temperatures as high as 230 degrees. organizers say the 12-year-old event will not be h...

Your skin and tissues so the heat goes off and you sweat. at those temperatures, your body has very minimal ability to keep the core temperature normal. so you said it exactly correctly the first time. at those temperatures, those poor guys were slow cooked. >> my gosh. okay. so tell us, over time, how long does it take for your body to start going down or for you to start going down? i would imagine at that temperature, its pretty quick. >> well, everybody is a little bit different. and there a...

>> essentially, its how long can you be exposed to something thats extreme and possibly hurtful? how long can you stay under water and hold your breath the longest? how long can you be exposed to cold temperature the longest? and the person who wins, i guess, has that honor. >> its the same as a polar bear competition in winter, to see the coldest. the same thing. it got all of us to talking. we heard here in the newspapersroom, 230 degrees. its like, gosh, almost cooking your body. what happens...

Because you are most likely going to need iv fluids and you have to bring that core temperature down. >> up on the screen, we have the heat exhaustion symptoms. it shows water or sports drinks. is one better for you than the other? >> the problem is, you sweat a lot. you want to replenish it with water but the problem is you can dilute your body that way. you are better off to drink the water and sports drinks and remember hydrate before you go out. >> again, the news out of anapsis, maryland. f...

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