Objectives: Frostbite is a cold injury mostly affecting the extremities. The objective of this
study was to reveal the incidence of frostbite injuries in the Austrian Alps, to search for …

Greenland is not only the largest island in the world, it is also the least densely populated
country on the globe. The majority of Greenland's landmass lies within the Arctic Circle …

Objective Previous frostbite classifications were mainly based on retrospective diagnosis
and, most of the time, could not be used to predict the final outcome of the lesions and …

Background Military practice or deployment in extreme conditions includes risks, dangers
and rare disorders. One of the challenges is frostbite; however, current literature does not …

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Background: Frostbite, the most common cold injury, occurs in mountaineers, a major group
at risk, more often than in the general population. Objectives: To describe the incidence of …

Introduction: Freezing cold injuries (FCI) are a common risk in extreme cold weather
operations. Although the risks have long been recognised, injury occurrences tend to be …

Purpose: Frostbite can affect still soldiers. Initial clinical manifestations are similar for
superficial and deep frostbite, so early treatment is identical. It is under-estimated by …

Cold injury is an objective danger in mountain climbing as well as in many outdoor sports.
With increasing number of people practising so-called extreme tourisms physicians can be …

Frostbite is generally regarded as a peculiar environment-induced pathological condition
from cold climates, which can become a particularly major health hazard during cold …