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- [Corpsman] We're out here in Latvia,

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supporting exercise Dynamic Front 2019.

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Currently, we're under extreme
cold-weather conditions.

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And some of the associated medical issues

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are frostbite and hypothermia.

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- The biggest issue with frostbite

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is if there is repeat freezing.

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It's a mild-risk, currently.

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But in the evenings, the
temperatures do dip down.

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We've gotten to below 15 degrees here.

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The main cause of frostbite would be

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submersion either with the ice-water,

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or touching cold metal equipment.

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- I've never been this cold before.

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The cold brings us together I mean,

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because it's kind a natural thing.

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We're all pretty tight with one another.

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Staying warm and things like that,

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we have no problem with coming
in, bringing it in close.

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I've learned to bring
extra warming layers,

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and to kind of just keep
a motivated mindset.

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Because if you're not motivated,

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it's easy to like, make it worse.

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