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Frostbite
Frostbite is damage caused to living tissue, due to extreme cold temperatures.
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What do you do if you get frost bit?
As soon as possible, get to a safe, warm environment. Make sure the body's core temperature is stable and normal before you begin working on the extremities.
If a warm, stable environment is not readily available, do not begin warming, as re-freezing will do additional damage. Do your best to protect the area from excessive motion and additional freezing and get to a safe environment as soon as possible.
Begin warming the affected area carefully and gently. The idea is to minimize tissue damage, so do not expose it to sources of intense heat or cold, as additional burning or freezing may result (also, reawakening nerves can be hypersensitive).
DO NOT RUB OR MASSAGE the affected area. Ice crystals can form in the tissue, and the motion will cause them to cut and tear, doing additional damage. Minimize movement of the damaged tissue.
Wrap the individual in warmed blankets. This allows gentle, passive warming. It has the added benefit of helping to ensure that core temperature remains stable if hypothermia is a concern (a sudden influx of cold blood from warming extremities as the body's natural constriction of blood flow relaxes can cause clots or shock the heart).
Active warming should be typically be performed by professionals, due to some of the potential complications discussed above. Passive warming should be sufficient for minor, surface frostbite. If any deeper freezing is suspected, medical attention should be obtained as soon as possible. Hard, waxy patches may be a sign of 2nd degree frostbite. Bluish or blackened areas are especially concerning, particularly if an entire digit has changed color.
What temperature does frostbite occur?
Not sure about wind speed, but I do know the temperature at which frostbite sets in.
At negative forty (-40) degrees Fahrenheit, frostbite will begin to set in around your fingers and toes and slowly "creep" towards the center of your body as the temperature steadily falls. Frostbite occurs when the body detects extreme cold. The brain sends a message to blood vessels to "call in the troops" to protect and warm the vital organs. Your brain basically uses your limbs as cannon fodder to keep your heart, lungs, and other vital organs safe from the extremely cold temperatures.
No at negative forty Fahrenheit frostbite will not creep up it will set in fast. It will be within ten min on fingers and toes if you are not dressed properly. With any kind of wind on top of that it will be faster yet. wind plays a very large factor on what the air temperature feels like. For example, at -10F with a 5 mph wind the air temperature feels like -22F.
Can you lose a finger if you have frostbite?
Usually the infected area gets its blood supply cut off and eventually turns black and falls off. (but don't quote me on that.)
What does frostbite look like?
It freezes the skin then freezes more and more and more until your fingers turn black. It also stops blood from passing thru your veins.
BASICLY: It feel like your hands are on fire then they go numb.
What is the first course of action when treating hypothermia or frostbite?
1. Move the person into shelter. Remove the wet clothing, and get him/her some warm clothes. Wrap the person in blankets, jackets, or anything handy that can be used to heat him/her.
2. If fully conscious and able to swallow, have him/her drink warm liquids. (soup, fruit juices or water)
3.Put towels or T-shirts around water bottles filled with warm water, then position the bottles in the armpit and groin areas.
4.Watch the person closely for any change in his/her condition. Call for help.
This... sounds like an attempt to dodge homework, not to put too fine a point on it.
FYI, though, that is a terrible treatment option and will cause more tissue damage than warming the feet by other means.
The effects of frostbite are more severe if the injured area is?
thawed and then refrozen <------------------- NOVAnet bi+ch3z
What are the dangers of walking on frostbitten feet?
If the tissue is still frozen or damaged, you run the risk of causing additional damage. Microscopic ice crystals can form within the tissues. They are sharp, and moving around is like twisting a knife around in there, further rupturing cell membranes and other structures.
This is why massaging or rapidly rubbing affected areas is an extremely poor treatment option. It is supposed to speed circulation, but can ultimately do additional damage.
What should call you name a winter snow party?
I just thought of 2 off the top of my head...
Winter Wonderland
Snowflake Surprise
Hope I helped! <3
What is more painful frostbite or burns?
depending on how badly but all together frostbite is worst because you have to most likely amputate the infected area while a burn can be just a stove burn that will heal in a week.
pasta master
Who is on the cover of Frostbite by Richelle mead?
I believe it is Isaiah and Janine Na it is Dimitri look at the cover of spirit bound. And Janine has auburn hair. Red. And the last sacrifice has lissa on it. They finally released it.
Why cant horses get frostbite in the winter?
Horse's have a high tolerance to the cold, but are still vulnerable to frostbite. Horses evolved as temperate animals and actually are more comfortable in cold temperatures than in warm. One source states the horse's neutral zone - the temperature where the animal is most comfortable and is not expending any energy to keep himself cool or warm - is between 20 and 40 degrees Fahrenheit. That's why healthy horses, when left to their own devices, don't suffer the same discomforts as humans when exposed to chilling temperatures.
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.
