Clinical Analysis of Frostbite

Treatment of Frostbite Today.

Thomas E. Starzl is Professor of Surgery at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Chief of Surgery a t Denver V.A. Hospital. He is also a member of the staff of Colorado General (University] Hospital in Denver. He received his M.D. and Ph.D. from Northwestern University and his surgical training at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, and the V.A. Research Hos...

Sickle cell trait and frostbite.

Bilateral Frostbite of the Hands

DESCRIPTION A 55-year-old man presented with frostbite injury to bilateral hands after losing consciousness outside during the winter season. There were signs of necrosis to all digits. After thorough debridement, all digits were salvaged, with the exception of his right small finger, which was amputated at the Metacarpophalangeal joint.

Prediction and Prevention of Frostbite

Occurrence of frostbite: Among teenagers, the annual incidence of frostbite in Finland was 4.1% in boys and 2.4% in girls. Lifetime experience of frostbite was 44 % among men entering their military service. In Finland during the 6 to 12 month military service the prevalence of frostbite was 1.9 % and sequelae of hand frostbite were present in 63 %. Prediction of frostbite: Individual risk fact...

CHAPTER 139 Frostbite

Unlike other animals that live outside the tropics, humans are susceptible to peripheral cold injuries. The highest homeostatic priority is to maintain the body’s core temperature. This is accomplished through peripheral vasoconstriction and shunting, which prevent adequate heat distribution to the extremities. As a result, failure to achieve adequate protection from the environment results in ...