WORCESTER, Mass. - Local doctors are warning about the dangers colder temperatures can bring for people spending time outdoors cleaning off cars or shoveling snow.

Doctors at Saint Vincent Hospital say even though the temperatures aren't extremely cold, people can still get frostbite if the proper precautions aren't taken. Some of the more common symptoms include a burning or stinging sensation crawling up your hand. Your skin may also start to turn white and look a bit waxy. 

The hospital's chief of emergency medicine Dr. Adam Darnobid urges people to wear the proper clothing when outside.

"I would layer," he said. "I have three layers on right now. Synthetic clothes are excellent for that. Dry clothes is important too. So, dry equipment, wet gear can certainly take the heat right out of you and make things worse. So we want to make sure the equipment you have on is dry.

"And if you're out there and also with the wind chill, we want you guys to make sure you're taking chances to minimize your time outside."

Saint Vincent says the repercussions of frostbite can be severe and can cause severe damage to cells, loss of a limb and, in extreme cases, death.