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MILWAUKEE - The temperature has dropped dramatically, and so are a lot of people, due to ice. The snow that melted over the weekend has re-frozen on people's sidewalks and driveways, and on area roads. Many of these pathways have not yet been salted, making things potentially dangerous as you leave early for work this Monday morning. Ankles, knees, hips and wrists are all ice-related injured body parts emergency room doctors at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center treated Sunday. Mimma Megna had her employees busy salting the sidewalk in front of the Italian restaurant she owns on Brady Street. With her name on the sign and a reputation to protect, the storefront gets attentive service. "This morning it was like an ice rink," Megna told TODAY'S TMJ4 reporter Tom Murray. "We have people here with wheelchairs. You've got to make sure the areas very clean." She has good reason to be worried. Aurora Health Care's three Milwaukee-area hospitals treated 24 people with ice related injuries Sunday. Dr. Derek Schneider saw some patients so badly hurt that they'll need surgery. "I noticed it was icy when I was coming in," said Dr. Schneider. "I actually almost fell a couple times myself, so I figured it was going to be this kind of day." Schneider says walking too fast or simply not seeing ice are the top reasons patients give him for ice-related falls.