Frostbite
Frostbite is the localized medical condition where freezing cold temperatures damage skin and other tissue. It is most likely to happen in body parts farthest from the heart and in body parts with large exposed areas with many blood circulations. It most often occurs in toes.[1] It may be seen along with Hypothermia.
| Frostbite | |
|---|---|
| Classification and external resources | |
 Frostbitten hands | |
| ICD-10 | T33.-T35. |
| ICD-9 | 991.0-991.3 |
| DiseasesDB | 31167 |
| MedlinePlus | 000057 |
| eMedicine | emerg/209 med/2815 derm/833 ped/803 |
| MeSH | D00562 |
Also, if the affected parts are not amputated, the person is likely to suffer from a disease called gangrene.
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Frost bite 12 days after
Fourth degree frostbite in a homeless patient five days after freezing conditions. Patient developed trench foot and was unable to properly dry feet.
Palmar surface of frostbitten feet five days after a freeze. Patient was homeless with poor footwear.
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention infographic video about frostbite prevention.
3 weeks after initial frostbite
Mountaineer Nigel Vardy in hospital after developing frostbite when benighted on Denali in 1999. His nose, fingers and toes were subsequently amputated.
References
- ↑ Giesbrecht, Gordon G.; Wilkerson, James A. (2006). Hypothermia, Frostbite, and Other Cold Injuries: Prevention, Survival, Rescue and Treatment. Seattle, WA: The Mountaineers Books. p. 74. ISBN 0898868920.