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Frostbite occurs most in the toes and fingers because they are the furthest from the heart. If the wind is extreme, usually the end of the nose and cheeks are worst because they are exposed to the elements.
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Is the word frostbite a noun?
Yes, frostbite is a common noun.
Why is it important to protect your fingers from frostbite?
It is important to protect the body and skin from frostbite as one could lose a finger if it is subjected to frostbite. The cold weather impacts on the circulation of the body.
What can help can help frostbite?
Nothing once you have frostbite that part of the body is dead, no blood travels through it
Where would you most likely get frost bite?
In extreme cold or when the body is exposed to cold for long periods, this protective strategy can reduce blood flow in some areas of the body to dangerously low levels. The combination of cold temperature and poor blood flow can cause severe tissue injury by freezing the tissue. Frostbite is most likely to happen in body parts farthest from the heart, and those with a lot of surface area exposed to cold. The initial stages of frostbite are sometimes called "frostnip". Mountains or high altitudes with snow are most dangerous to cause frostbite.
Where is frostbite mostly found on the body?
face.
What are some symptoms of Raynaud's phenomenon?
The most common symptoms of Raynad's phenomenon are often cold feet and hands and can often be mixed up with frostbite. But it should be known that Raynad's phenomenon is not the same as frostbite!
How is frostbite related to the integumentary system?
Most frostbite is caused by damage to the skin.
What does earthquake frostbite headache and uproar have in common?
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How is a frostbite a consequence of the body's attempt to maintain its core temperature?
Since blood heats the skin, and in the cold the body wants to keep the core warm, it reduces circulation to the extremities which can cause frostbite.
What is the main risk to the body in a very cold climate?
Hypothermia and frostbite.
Is it possible to have allergic frostbite So get symptoms of frostbite from slight cold and more severe symptoms while it gets colder?
You get frostbite when the coldness from the air is consumed into your body. It will make the effected part of your body go purple and sore, if so it will have to be cut off. Cutting it off is the only way it could be stopped from it effecting your whole body.
What can happen to parts of your body from very serious frostbite?
It is possible, but blood loss is accompanied by gangrene.
