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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*Frostbite occurs only when ambient temperatures are well below freezing | *Frostbite occurs only when ambient temperatures are well below freezing | ||
*Nonfreezing cold injuries occur due to exposure to | *Nonfreezing cold injuries occur due to exposure to cold conditions above freezing | ||
== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
{{Cold injuries DDX}} | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
[[ | *[[Therapeutic hypothermia]] | ||
== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Environmental]] | ||
Revision as of 00:24, 1 January 2017
Background
- Frostbite occurs only when ambient temperatures are well below freezing
- Nonfreezing cold injuries occur due to exposure to cold conditions above freezing
Differential Diagnosis
Cold injuries
- Generalized
- Freezing
- Non-freezing