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Nonfreezing cold injury commonly affects the feet due to prolonged exposure to wet socks or cold standing water. [4] Symptoms progress through a series of four stages. [4] [15] A severe case of trench foot. During cold exposure. Affected skin becomes numb, which can cause a clumsy walking pattern if the feet are affected
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
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.
At least one person died from hypothermia: a dangerous condition that can occur when a person is exposed to extreme cold temperatures. The cold weather presents major threats to people of all ages.
Symptoms may range from mild to severe, so it’s important to know what hypothermia looks and feels like to avoid serious complications. What hypothermia does to your body
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Hypothermia is the cause of at least 1,500 deaths a year in the United States. [2] It is more common in older people and males. [ 5 ] One of the lowest documented body temperatures from which someone with accidental hypothermia has survived is 12.7 °C (54.9 °F) in a 2-year-old boy from Poland named Adam. [ 6 ]
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.