PDF-Frostbite

Frostbite is an injury to the body that is caused by freezing Frostbite causes a loss of feeling and color in the affected areas It most often affects the nose ears cheeks chin fingers or toe. WindChill and Heat Index information is from the National Weather Service Child Care Weather Watch atching the weather is part of a child care providers job Planning for playtime field trips or weather safe ty is part of the daily routine The change Frostbite occurs when the tissues of the skin freeze. This can happen during prolonged exposure to cold weather, or even after a few minutes in extremely low temperatures. Cold winds (wind chill) i National Athletic Trainers’ Association Position Statement. :. PowerPoint Presentation by: Megan Burk. The purpose of this statement is to provide recommendations on preventing, recognizing, and treating cold injuries which can be better done after u. Treatment. Prevention. COLD INJURIES. :. Prevention of cold injuries is a Command and Individual Responsibility. ALL COLD WEATHER INJURIES ARE PREVENTABLE!!!. Introduction. Susceptibility Factors. Cold Weather Injuries. Safety Tips. Created and Presented. By:. Chelsea. Jean. How Cold is To Cold?. When the body is unable to warm itself, cold related stress may result. This may include tissue damage and possibly death. Altitude. At high altitude, atmospheric pressure is reduced.. The consequent reduction in oxygen pressure can lead to hypoxia (i.e. reduced supply of oxygen to the tissues).. At altitudes of 1500–3500 . Presenter’s Name. Presenter’s Command. Local Contact Information. Prepared by:. U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine. http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil. Oct 2003. Prevention of cold injuries is a Command and Individual Responsibility. Hypothermia. Frostbite. Carbon Monoxide. Heat Exhaustion. Trench Foot. Snowblindness. Dangers of the Cold. Wind Chill Factor. Temperature Celsius. Shivering, loss of clear thinking, stupor, muscular stiffness or rigidity, ultimately heart and lung failure and death. Stefan Boberg. Technical Director, Frostbite. @. bionicbeagle. @. FrostbiteEngine. Frostbite Engine. Started 2004 as common DICE engine initiative. Now in general use within EA Games label. ~15 titles in development. Explain the terms and concepts associated with cold weather factors and stress on firefighters.. Understand the firefighter’s physiological response to cold weather conditions.. Recognize the signs of hypothermia and initiate the proper treatment.. Presenter’s Name. Presenter’s Command. Local Contact Information. Prepared by:. U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine. http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil. Oct 2003. Prevention of cold injuries is a Command and Individual Responsibility. AND OTHERCOLD INJURIESDEBORAH MERCYAlaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory ProgramAnchorage, AlaskaPrice $400Aaska Sea Grant College ProgramUniversity Of Aaska Pa radar ks, 138 rving IIi a.radar ks, Aaska 99 �� &#x/Att;¬he; [/;ott;&#xom ];&#x/BBo;&#xx [2;7.6;&#x 35.;ঈ ;ͥ.;ܶ ;v.2;֘ ;&#x]/Su;typ; /F;&#xoote;&#xr /T;&#xype ;&#x/Pag;&#xinat;&#xion Objectives . Review the pathophysiology of cold injuries. Review the stages of hypothermia. Review treatment of hypothermia, frostbite, and . frostnip. in the pre-hospital setting. Case Study. Your next call on this so-far uneventful New Year’s Eve is to Death Valley (AKA: The Bottoms) where a person is found on the ground. On arrival, you try to turn the patient around, but he is stuck to the ground by ice that formed between concrete and his body. .