Cold Injury
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.
Source: Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Jennifer Dow Source Type: research
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