FROSTBITE Definition & Pathophysiology

Localized coldinduced injury due to freezing of tissue Frost nip localized numbness or parasthesias which resolve with warming and without residual damage Two primary mechanisms Direct cell death from freezing formation of ice crystals fluid electrolyte shifts

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