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What physiological processes underlie frostbite injury?
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tissue freezing, tissue hypoxia, and the release of inflammatory mediators. Tissue freezing causes ice crystal formation and other changes that damage and eventually kill cells. Much of this harm occurs because the ice produces pressure changes
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Pathophysiology is the study of?
how physiological processes are altered in disease or injury
What is the difference in frostbite and forstnip?
Frostbite is the destruction of tissue due to exposure to very low temperatures.
What cold weather injury has hands that are cold and hard to the touch?
Frostbite
Which cold weather injury would you suspect if the skin has a white or waxy?
Frostbite
What is a cold injury that is accompanied by pallor numbness and a loss of cold sensation?
frostbite
What is an example of physiological physical stressor?
Illness or injury
What terms refers to a localized cold injury with a clear line of demarcation of its limits?
early frostbite
What has the author James A Wilkerson written?
James A. Wilkerson has written: 'Medicine' 'Hypothermia, frostbite, and other cold injuries' -- subject(s): Adverse effects, Cold, First aid in illness and injury, Frostbite, Hypothermia
What determines the extent of permanent injury from frostbite?
determined not by how cold the skin and the underlying tissues become but by how long they remain frozen
The restoration of homeostasis after an injury involves two related processes?
necrosis and fibrous
What injury suggests heat as a first aid treatment?
Typically you would use a heat pack (or hot water bottle etc) for a muscle injury. If you have pulled a muscle, hot (or cold) treatment will soothe the area
Why can't you leave ice on an injury for more than 20 mins?
Ice placed on an injured area, even for a short period of time, can cause frostbite.
