Frost bite is treated by
High-Yield Explanation
• Frostbite injuries affect the peripheries in cold climates.
• The initial treatment is with slow rewarming in a bath at 42 °C.
• The cold injury produces delayed microvascular damage.
• Level of damage is difficult to assess.
• Surgery usually does not play a role in its management, until there is absolute demarcation of the level of injury.