Frostbite: Created By Freezing The Skin And The Tissue.

This shows frostbites of a climber who almost fell his toes while analyzing to protect an injured teammate, ascending Mount Everest! Frostbite is an injury created by freezing like the skin and underlying the tissues. First, your skin grows very cold and red, then numb, pale, and hard.

The hands, face, and feet are most commonly afflicted. The underlying device involves injury from ice crystals and blood clots in small blood vessels following thawing. Severity may be divided into superficial or deep.

The diagnosis of frostbite is usually created based on symptoms and signs, the display of the skin, and a review of recent actions in which you were exposed to cold. The doctor may carry tests, such as an X-ray, or an MRI, a bone scan.

These can help determine the cruelty of the frostbite and check whether bone or muscle is damaged. Minor frostbite can be managed at home with central first-aid measures. For all other frostbites, after appropriate first aid and assessment for hypothermia, treatment may involve rewarding, medications, wound care, operation, and various therapies, depending on the severity of your injury.