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