involves all layers of the skin and causes permanent tissue damage. get out of the cold irritates the skin fingers, toes, nose, ears, cheeks and chin increase hydration/calorie intake let area dry, rubbing can cause tissue damage shivering, slurred speech, weak pulse, shallow breathing put dressing between toes and avoid walking change clothing out of cold/wet clothes medications that constrict your blood vessels rewarm area with warm (not hot) water or breath on it and hold close layer clothing avoid rewarming then re-exposing to cold, this can cause worse damage keep entire body covered when going outside in cold do not use direct heat to rewarm skin (fires, radiators, etc) 1st layer allows skin to breathe irritates the skin, causing redness, prickling and a cold feeling followed by numbness 2nd layer absorbs sweat and is windproof wind chill if skin is turning hard, white or black, or has lost feeling ice crystals form, damaging cells and blood vessels hypothermia affects dermis, epidermis, and fatty tissue, may blister wrap with sterile dressing, keep dry, rewarm twice a day involves all layers of the skin and causes permanent tissue damage. get out of the cold irritates the skin fingers, toes, nose, ears, cheeks and chin increase hydration/calorie intake let area dry, rubbing can cause tissue damage shivering, slurred speech, weak pulse, shallow breathing put dressing between toes and avoid walking change clothing out of cold/wet clothes medications that constrict your blood vessels rewarm area with warm (not hot) water or breath on it and hold close layer clothing avoid rewarming then re-exposing to cold, this can cause worse damage keep entire body covered when going outside in cold do not use direct heat to rewarm skin (fires, radiators, etc) 1st layer allows skin to breathe irritates the skin, causing redness, prickling and a cold feeling followed by numbness 2nd layer absorbs sweat and is windproof wind chill if skin is turning hard, white or black, or has lost feeling ice crystals form, damaging cells and blood vessels hypothermia affects dermis, epidermis, and fatty tissue, may blister wrap with sterile dressing, keep dry, rewarm twice a day
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involves all layers of the skin and causes permanent tissue damage.
get out of the cold
irritates the skin
fingers, toes, nose, ears, cheeks and chin
increase hydration/calorie intake
let area dry, rubbing can cause tissue damage
shivering, slurred speech, weak pulse, shallow breathing
put dressing between toes and avoid walking
change clothing out of cold/wet clothes
medications that constrict your blood vessels
rewarm area with warm (not hot) water or breath on it and hold close
layer clothing
avoid rewarming then re-exposing to cold, this can cause worse damage
keep entire body covered when going outside in cold
do not use direct heat to rewarm skin (fires, radiators, etc)
1st layer allows skin to breathe
irritates the skin, causing redness, prickling and a cold feeling followed by numbness
2nd layer absorbs sweat and is windproof
wind chill
if skin is turning hard, white or black, or has lost feeling
ice crystals form, damaging cells and blood vessels
hypothermia
affects dermis, epidermis, and fatty tissue, may blister
wrap with sterile dressing, keep dry, rewarm twice a day
