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Cold injury (or cold weather injury) is damage to the body from cold exposure, including hypothermia and several skin injuries. [6] Cold-related skin injuries are categorized into freezing and nonfreezing cold injuries. [5] Freezing cold injuries involve tissue damage when exposed to temperatures below freezing (less than 0 degrees Celsius).
Non-freezing cold injuries (NFCI) is a class of tissue damage caused by sustained exposure to low temperature without actual freezing. [1] There are several forms of NFCI, and the common names may refer to the circumstances in which they commonly occur or were first described, such as trench foot, which was named after its association with trench warfare.
Onset of symptoms: Here, you start experiencing the first signs of a cold, such as a sore throat, sneezing, and mild fatigue. This stage marks the body’s initial immune response to the infection.
Symptoms: Numbness, feeling cold, clumsiness, pale color [1] Complications: Hypothermia, compartment syndrome [2] [1] Types: Superficial, deep [2] Causes: Temperatures below freezing [1] Risk factors: Alcohol, smoking, mental health problems, certain medications, prior cold injury [1] Diagnostic method: Based on symptoms [3] Differential diagnosis
In 2018, around 200,000 people were treated for injuries related to winter sports, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. How to Avoid Cold-Weather Falls and Injuries Skip to ...
Cold urticaria (essentially meaning cold hives) is a disorder in which large red welts called hives (urticaria) form on the skin after exposure to a cold stimulus. [1] The hives are usually itchy and often the hands, feet and other parts of the body will become itchy and swollen as well.
Candida albicans infection; Candida parapsilosis infection; Cytomegalovirus infection; diphtheria; human coronavirus infection; respiratory distress syndrome; measles; meconium aspiration syndrome
Most injuries of this type only affect the epidermis, the outermost layer of skin. However, if contact with the aerosol is prolonged the skin will freeze further and deeper layers of tissue will be affected, causing a more serious burn that reaches the dermis , destroys nerves, and increases the risk of infection and scarring . [ 6 ]