Frostbite and Immersion Foot Care

Foot Care in Diabetic Patients

  قصور در مراقبت و آموزش پرستاری می تواند مشکلات بسیاری را برای بیماران دیابتیک فراهم کند و موجب آسیب پذیری و تغییر در سلامت ظاهری پاهای آنان شود. با توجه به اینکه نیمی از آمپوتاسیونهای غیرتروماتیک در ایالات متحده را مشکلات بیماران دیابتیک ملیتوس شامل می شود خصوصیات ویژه پاهای این بیماران در این مقاله بازگو می گردد.

Sickle cell trait and frostbite.

131 - Hypothermia and Frostbite

Accidental hypothermia is generally manifested as progression from an initial state of catecholamine release and stimulation (mild hypothermia) to one marked by a predictable slowing of metabolism and all critical body functions to the extent that patients may appear dead. The profound physiologic changes and metabolic slowing all reverse with rapid rewarming, and reports of remarkable neurolog...

Foot Self Care in Diabetic Patients

OBJECTIVE: Foot ulcer in diabetic people has a negative effect on their quality of life. It can decrease social activities, and increase stress. It can also limit doing job tasks, and increase life financial burden and high medical expenses. So examination of feet and considering foot care in these patients are essential. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This analytic-descriptive research was performed...

Frostbite: prevention and initial management.

Frostbite is a local freezing injury that can cause tissue loss. Historically, it has been a disease of wars, but it is a hazard for anyone who ventures outdoors in cold weather. Frozen tissue is damaged both during freezing and rewarming. Frozen tissue is numb. Rewarming causes hyperemia and is often painful. Blisters and edema develop after rewarming. Hard eschar may form with healthy tissue ...