What Helps Frostbite?
Common warning signs include a progressive numbness and a loss of sensitivity to touch. The affected area will also tingle or feel as if it is burning. As the condition worsens, the pain begins to fade or eventually disappear. The skin also changes color when exposed to extreme cold. It blanches, then may appear red, and finally white-purple if allowed to freeze. Most people say the affected part of the body feels "wooden," and it may appear to have a wooden texture. Frostbite can affect any part of the body, but the tip of the nose, ear lobes and rim, fingertips, and toes are the most likely areas. In mild cases, full recovery can be expected with early treatment. Severe cases of frostbite can result in infection, or gangrene - the death of some body tissue due to the lack of blood supply. Do not rub the skin in an effort to get blood flowing back to the area. This causes friction and will destroy the already damaged skin and underlying tissue, as well as increase the risk of infection. To thaw frostbitten skin, immerse the affected part in a bath kept at a constant temperature of 104 to 105 degrees F for an hour or more. This will cause the blood vessels to dilate and circulation to return to the area. Rapid rewarming is an intensely painful procedure. Take two ibuprofen, aspirin, or acetaminophen to dull the pain. Do not smoke or chew tobacco. Nicotine constricts the blood vessels, reduces blood flow to chilled areas, and delays the healing process. If you do not have access to warm water, stick the frozen body part under an armpit or between the thighs. When the skin has thawed and rewarming is complete, cover the damaged skin with bandages and warm clothing. Contact your doctor or go to an emergency room. If there is any chance of refreezing a thawed body part, do not rewarm it in the first place. Freezing, rewarming and freezing the skin again causes much more tissue damage than being frozen once. As it rethaws, the skin turns red, swelling develops, and the area becomes quite painful. Dark blisters appear on the skin and continue to form over the ensuing week(s) as new skin develops
Do I have frostbite?
I don't think so, if you still have feeling. Frostbite refers to the freezing of body tissue (usually skin), that results in loss of feeling and color in the tissue. It most commonly affects areas that are further away from the body core and have less blood flow. These include your feet, hands, nose and ears. There are three degrees of frostbite: frostnip, superficial frostbite, and deep frostbite. Although children, older people, and those with circulatory problems are at greater risk for frostbite, most cases occur in adults between 30 and 49. If you have frostbite, you may not realize at first that anything is wrong because the affected area will be numb. With prompt medical attention, most people recover fully from frostbite. However, in severe frostbite, permanent damage is possible, depending on how long and how deeply the tissue is frozen. In severe cases, blood flow to the area may stop and blood vessels, muscles, nerves, tendons and bones may be permanently affected. If the frozen tissue dies, the area may need to be amputated. In superficial frostbite, you may experience burning, numbness, tingling, itching, or cold sensations in the affected areas. The regions appear white and frozen, but if you press on them, they retain some resistance. In deep frostbite, there is an initial decrease in sensation that is eventually completely lost. Swelling and blood-filled blisters are noted over white or yellowish skin that looks waxy and turns a purplish blue as it rewarms. The area is hard, has no resistance when pressed on, and may even appear blackened and dead. You will experience significant pain as the areas are rewarmed and blood flow reestablished. A dull continuous ache transforms into a throbbing sensation in 2-3 days. This may last weeks to months until final tissue separation is complete. At first the areas may appear deceptively healthy. Most people do not arrive at the doctor with frozen, dead tissue. Only time can reveal the final amount of tissue damage.
Frostbite NEED HELP!?
i WAS OUT FOR A WHILE JUST CAME BACK AND REQARMED MY FOOT AND I HAVE FROSTBITE IN my left foot. My toes ar swollen and i get a slight numbness when trying to bend my toes,a nd i can't fully bend my toes since theyre swollen. I literally can not seek medical attention because ive went to multiple appointments the past couple weeks for other medical issues and i do not have insrance. There's also a blizzard outside. I'm scared to death that i'll have permanent damage or something but does anybody have any experience or no what to do?
Can aspirin help with frostbite?
It depends on how bad the frostbite is. Aspirin may help with inflammation, but it really doesn’t help blood flow. It aids when one may be having a heart attack because it helps keep blood from clotting. The best thing to do for frostbite is slowly warm up the tissue (usually an extremity like fingers, ears, toes). A doctor needs to evaluate the extent of the frostbitten tissue. In the worst cases, gangrene sets in and amputation is needed. (Gangrene is tissue death due to lack of blood circulation and thereby, oxygen to its cells).
Frostbite? my toes? Help plese!?
First of all...no ice..that will make it worse..Next go to the doctor....Frost bite is when you cell freeze. Your body is made mostly made of water.. You can loose your toes if they are not treated right away. Hospital will help you..they consider frost bite like its a major injury...Call your DR. see what they say and if they don't help go..go to the ER. If it is frost bite and it could get worse your toes mite die, and they could fall off or get Gangrene. Think of your health and make sure that you take this very seriously okay ..Good luck and i hope that you get better real soon
Do I have frostbite on my foot?
This is very possibly frostbite. Gradual warming is recommended - soaking foot in warm to slightly hot water. Taking some tylenol for any pain. And, watching the toe for any sign of tissue death which can happen with any frostbite. It may blister. If it turns black anywhere, you need to see a physician immediately. And, never go out in the cold without proper footwear so you don't go through this again. Frostbite can kill toes and fingers.
Can you get frostbite from an ice cube?? PLEASE HELP!!?
No, your body temperature is to warm for you to get frostbitten. There is not enough mass of water for it to stay solid against your heat. It would melt before you would get frostbitten.
Can you get a frostbite from an ice cube?
if your put it in thiner skin and add soilt to it u can get an ice burn but not frost bite.