RT Book, Section
A1 Doherty, Gerard M.
SR Print(0)
ID 58110689
T1 Frostbite
T2 Quick Answers Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58110689
RD 2024/04/20
AB •  Frostbite  involves  freezing  of  tissues•  Ice  crystals  form  between  cells  and  grow  at  expense  of  extracellular  fluid•  Cellular  dehydration  and  ischemia  due  to  vasoconstriction  and  increased  viscosity  are  mechanisms  of  tissue  injury•  Caused  by  cold  exposure;  effects  can  be  amplified  by  moisture  or  wind