Cold injuries: Difference between revisions
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Revision as of 11:21, 5 June 2016
Background
- Frostbite occurs only when ambient temperatures are well below freezing
- Nonfreezing cold injuries occur due to exposure to wet conditions when temper >freezing
Differential Diagnosis
Cold injuries
- Generalized
- Freezing
- Non-freezing