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 SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS
- Hard, pale and cold skin after exhibition prolonged to the cold.
- White leather patches.
- Lacking in sensibility in the area.
- After warming, red and painful area.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The skin and the underlying textiles freeze in any person who is exhibited to very cold temperatures for several hours, but it is more frequent if it exists arteriosclerosis previous. The areas more often affected are the hands, feet, nose and ears.
In light cases, the immediate treatment can revertir the damage.
In severe cases, the required treatment can be the amputation.
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TREATMENT
Prevention
- To be protected from the cold, by means of the use of suitable clothes and with special attention to the areas acras (hands, feet, nose and ears).
- To avoid to consume alcohol in excess when one is exposed to long cold.
- If one comes from a warm climate to the cold one, to be exhibited gradually to the low temperatures, there having time the organism to which it diminishes the blood flow of the skin and to support the heat inside the body.
Warming process
In case of freezing, the immediate treatment is essential. Look for professional help. Never plunge the part affected in warm water.
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