Citation

Dow J. Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. 2024; 42(3): 513-525.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2024, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.emc.2024.02.012

PMID

38925771

Abstract

Cold injury has been documented for centuries and remains a concern for military personnel, winter recreationalists, and urban homeless populations. Treatment advances in the last decades have included thrombolytic and prostaglandin therapies however the mainstay remains early recognition and rapid rewarming. This chapter focuses on frostbite, with a brief overview of other cold related conditions.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Frostbite; *Frostbite/therapy/diagnosis; Cold Injury/therapy/diagnosis; Iloprost; Non-freezing cold injury; Rewarming/methods; Thrombolytics