Last weekend's winter storm dumped sleet and ice across the area, creating dangerous icy conditions on roads and sidewalks.
Dr. Daniel Park is the pediatric emergency department medical director at UNC Medical Center. He said they're seeing a lot of children with sledding-related injuries, including broken bones, concussions, and even some internal injuries.
"Icy conditions are hazardous; no one is safe from them," he said. "You're going much faster, you can't stop, children lead with their heads, and we're seeing the manifestations of that, so please be careful on the ice."
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Over at Duke Health, Duke Regional Hospital emergency department physician Dr. Joshua Ring said they're treating patients with arm fractures or head injuries - all from slipping and falling on ice.
"The most common types of injuries that we've been seeing are slip and falls, where people don't realize there's ice underneath them, and they unfortunately slip and either hit their head, or fall on an outstretched hand," he said.
Duke Health shared this video on social media, giving quick tips on how to safely walk on ice.
WakeMed staffers told ABC11 that more than half of the patients treated for injuries related to the winter weather sustained sledding-related injuries.
Local first responders also shared an important warning to prevent more injuries related to the winter storm.
Assistant Fire Chief Lowell Smith of the Raleigh Fire Department urged people not to walk on ice-covered bodies of water.
"Every body of water that's frozen here in Wake County and in the City of Raleigh, it is dangerous," he said. "And we urge people, we beg people, please stay off of it."
The department trains year-round for water rescues, equipped with boats and wetsuits.
Fire department staffers shared details on what they call a throw and tow method, a safe way to help someone who might have fallen through the ice before help arrives.
"Throw something to them and then tow them back safely to the shore," said Smith. "But again, it's from a safe distance because we definitely don't want additional victims becoming trapped in the water."