The first stage of frostbite can take days, weeks to heal. It only gets worse from there

Here's what you should know about frostbite, its symptoms, stages, and how to treat it, during Kentucky's freezing weather.
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'Frostbite capital': Efforts to reduce frostbite amputations underway in Edmonton

Trevor Logan winces in pain as a nurse cleans the blistered middle finger on his right hand, swollen to twice its size due to ...
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Westfield Health Bulletin: avoid frostbite nipping at your nose this winter

“Jack Frost nipping at your nose ... folks dressed up like Eskimos.” These lyrics to an old Nat King Cole song are highly relevant to New England weather. Mythical Jack Frost, winter’s cold on your ...
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Physicians preach protection from frostbite during icy temperatures

Frigid temperatures are here, and that means a higher risk for cold-related problems — especially frostbite. On Friday, physicians who work in the burn center at University of Utah Health warned ...

‘Frostbite capital’: Efforts to reduce amputations underway in Edmonton

The Hope Mission says the shelter has had to hire more nurses in recent years because a majority of frostbite procedures ...