Cold Temperature Exposure: Check Your Symptoms
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You have answered Yes to:Do you have symptoms of cold-injured skin, such as frostbite?
See significance of cold-injured skin if you need information to help you answer the questions below.
Review health risks that may increase the seriousness of your symptoms.
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Call your health professional immediately if you answer "Yes" to any of the following questions.
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Does your skin feel hard and stiff like a "block of wood"?
Do you have severe or burning pain that is not better after 1 hour of rewarming treatment?
Do you have cold skin that looks pale, white, pink-purple, blue-gray, shiny, or rubbery after 1 hour of rewarming treatment?
Do you have cold skin that feels numb, tingly, or prickly after 1 hour of rewarming treatment?
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Call your health professional today if you answer "Yes" to the following question.
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Do you have blisters or sores from cold exposure?
If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.
| Last updated: | July 05, 2007 |
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| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Reviewed By: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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