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Coming soon to New York?Berlin Hospitals Struggle to Treat Hundreds of Falls During Winter Freeze Because Environmental Laws Forbid Use of Salt on Sidewalks
Berlin’s emergency rooms are working flat out due to the icy conditions. At the BG Accident Hospital in Berlin, staff are “close to the limit,” press spokeswoman Angela Kijewski told Apollo News. On Thursday alone, there were 100 injuries due to slippery sidewalks and roads. These included bruises, broken bones and traumatic brain injuries. One patient has even suffered paraplegia.
As the press spokeswoman reported… in the last few days since the ice storm, staff have typically had to treat 50 to 70 patients a day who have been injured due to the slippery conditions. The hospital is responsible for work-related accidents and accidents on the way to work and is therefore prepared for large-scale emergencies – with the appropriate equipment and personnel. But even there, the slippery conditions are pushing them to their limits.
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Berlin Hospitals Struggle to Treat Hundreds of Falls During Winter Freeze Because Environmental Laws Forbid Use of Salt on Sidewalks
Repeated snowfall and freezing rain have coated the open-air insane asylum known as Berlin in a thin sheet of slippery ice since the beginning of January. To spare plants, city environmental laws h…wattsupwiththat.com
Maybe in the towns because of the never ending "salt shortage" I travel mostly state roads, my truck is opaque white with salt as are the roads. NYDOT loves salt, earlier this season they were spreading at 39*...in the rain.Coming soon to New York?
I've noticed the plows here are spreading sand, not salt.
It may just be straight forward Chemistry 101. Around 10 degrees F salt is essentially useless. Many towns have learned to not even bother spreading a salt mix below 15 degrees F.Coming soon to New York?
I've noticed the plows here are spreading sand, not salt.