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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.
Time of exposure to cold is more predictive of lasting injury than temperature the individual was exposed to. The classification system of grades, based on the tissue response to initial rewarming and other factors is designed to predict degree of longterm recovery.
Know the stages of a cold. Colds get better after a week or so. Other signs your cold is improving include mucus color, energy levels and less severe symptoms. Know the stages of a cold.
cold Greek κρύος (krúos), cold, frost cryoablation, cryogenic cutane-skin Latin cutis: subcutaneous: cyan(o)-having a blue color Greek κύανος, κυάνεος (kúanos, kuáneos, blue, of the color blue) cyanopsia, cyanosis: cycl-circle, cycle Greek κύκλος (kúklos) cyclosis, cyclops, tricycle cyph(o)-
Cold-induced knee pain may also be due to tenosynovitis of the tendons around the knee, in which cold exposure has a specific role, either as a causative or a contributing factor. [21] Frank arthritis has been reported in children due to frostbite from extreme cold causing direct chondrocyte injury.
The neck, including the pharynx and larynx, is highly vulnerable to injury due to its complex, compacted anatomy. Injuries to this area can cause airway obstruction. [57] Ingestion of corrosive chemicals can cause chemical burns to the larynx. [19] Inhalation of toxic materials can also cause serious injury to the respiratory tract. [21]
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