Frostbite injury can result in debilitating long-term irreversible morbidity. Despite this,
frostbite management strategies remained constant and unchanged until recent years, when …

Frostbite presentation to hospital is relatively infrequent, and the optimal management of the
more severely injured patient requires a multidisciplinary integration of specialist care …

The Wilderness Medical Society convened an expert panel to develop a set of evidence-
based guidelines for prevention and treatment of frostbite. We present a review of pertinent …

Amputations are common after severe frostbite injuries, often mediated by postinjury arterial
thrombosis. Since 1994, the authors have performed angiography to identify perfusion …

The Wilderness Medical Society convened an expert panel to develop a set of evidence-
based guidelines for the prevention and treatment of frostbite. We present a review of …

Objectives Frostbite refers to the freezing of body tissue which is caused by prolonged
exposure to cold temperatures and results in tissue destruction. Tissue damage is due to …

The Wilderness Medical Society convened an expert panel to develop a set of evidence-
based guidelines for the prevention and treatment of frostbite. We present a review of …

Frostbite is damage caused by the freezing of tissue owing to exposure to extreme cold.
Clinically, it is often difficult to identify the severity of frostbite injury. There may be a wide …

Frostbite is a localized cold thermal injury that results from tissue freezing. Frostbite injuries
can have a substantial effect on long-term limb function and mobility if not promptly …

Background In Central Europe, cold-induced injuries are much less common than burns. In
a burn center in western Germany, the mean ratio of these two types of injury over the past …