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Frostbite

Frostbite. What is Frostbite?. A thermal injury to the skin resulting from prolonged exposure to moderate cold or brief exposure to extreme cold. Ice crystals form in and around skin cells due to decreased blood supply Typically hands, feet, nose, ears, and cheeks. Signs and Symptoms. Pain

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Frostbite

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  1. Frostbite

  2. What is Frostbite? • A thermal injury to the skin resulting from prolonged exposure to moderate cold or brief exposure to extreme cold. • Ice crystals form in and around skin cells due to decreased blood supply • Typically hands, feet, nose, ears, and cheeks.

  3. Signs and Symptoms • Pain • Numbness • Prickly sensations • Firm, whitened skin areas • Peeling or blistering • Itching • Swelling • Mottled (blotchy) skin • Hard, glossy, grayish, yellow skin

  4. Frostnip or Frostbite? • 1st degree: Frostnip. Numbness and whitening of the skin. Rewarm promptly. • 2nd degree: Superficial frostbite. Outer skin hard and frozen but tissue underneath has normal resilience. • 3rd degree: Deep frostbite. Skin is white or blotchy and blue. Skin and tissue underneath is hard and very cold.

  5. Prevention • Keep skin covered • Stay warm and dry • NEVER accept numbness

  6. Treatment • PREVENTION • Gently rewarm with another warm body, warm clothing, or lukewarm water • Keep the injured area warm! • Wrap blisters or peeling skin with sterile gauze.

  7. Treatment No-no’s • DO NOT rewarm frostbite if refreezing is possible • DO NOT rub • DO NOT use direct heat

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