Winter Car Survival Tips | Edmunds
While you’re hunkered down, watch for signs of frostbite on yourself or young children. “Frostbite starts off as redness of the skin of the fingers, toes and face. You’ll notice sensations such as numbness or pins and needles,” says Joe Alton, M.D., co-author of The Survival Medicine Handbook. Next, he says, the skin will turn white and waxy and, later on, blue or even black.