Treatment For Frostbite

Frostbite can be described as the condition in which extreme cold causes damage to skin and other tissues. In case of human beings, when the temperature goes below 0º C (32ºF), blood vessels that are near the skin, of the body parts farthest from the heart, start narrowing down, to keep the core body temperature at its normal level. As one is exposed to extremely cold conditions, the blood flow to the areas starts getting reduced, because of constricted blood vessels. This leads to freezing of the area and causes severe tissue injury.

 

If not treated immediately, frostbite can become permanent, leading to nerve damage. Slowly, discoloration will start occurring in the affected area, which will first turn purplish and finally, darken to black. If some treatment is still not given, nerves get damaged so much that the area loses any sort of feelings and blisters start occurring. In extreme circumstances, the affected area has to be amputated, so as to save the rest of the body. In the following lines, we will tell you how to treat/cure frostbite.

 

 

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