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Symptoms include bluish skin, dilated pupils, slowed pulse and breathing, low blood pressure and loss of consciousness. In severe cases, a person’s heart can stop beating, and they may require CPR.
Affected skin becomes numb, which can cause a clumsy walking pattern if the feet are affected; Skin transitions from red to a pale color depending on temperature of exposure [4] [15] After cold exposure. Symptoms can last from a few hours to a few days; During rewarming, skin appears pale blue and continue to be cold, numb, and swollen [4] [15]
Hypothermia is defined as a body core temperature below 35.0 °C (95.0 °F) in humans. [2] Symptoms depend on the temperature. In mild hypothermia, there is shivering and mental confusion.
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.
Frostbite is diagnosed based on signs and symptoms as described above, and by patient history. Other conditions that can have a similar appearance or occur at the same time include: Frostnip is similar to frostbite, but without ice crystal formation in the skin. Whitening of the skin and numbness reverse quickly after rewarming.
[1] [2] Patients observe these symptoms and seek medical advice from healthcare professionals. Because most people are not diagnostically trained or knowledgeable, they typically describe their symptoms in layman's terms, rather than using specific medical terminology. This list is not exhaustive.
Emergency services in Kansas City rendered aid to 69 people, many for “hypothermia symptoms,” during the Chiefs’ Super Wild Card playoff win over the Miami Dolphins on Saturday, a fire ...
Symptoms: Hypothermia, numbness in the area where the cyanosis is ... The cyanosis was achieved by inflating and tightening the blood pressure cuff on the right arm.