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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Skin exposed to extreme cold is numb, hard, white, grey, or waxy — especially fingers, toes, nose, or ears.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Numbness, waxy white or grey skin, stiffness.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Blisters or black tissue after rewarming in severe cases.
Scene hazards: Refreezing injury, Hypothermia co-existing
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Get indoors. Protect area from further cold.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Remove rings and tight boots before swelling.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Immerse affected part in warm water — test on your wrist first.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Keep water warm but not hot. Do not use heating pad directly.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 for extensive frostbite, black tissue, or signs of hypothermia.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Describe which body parts are affected.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Severe frostbite may need surgery or amputation prevention care.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Tetanus and wound care are managed in hospital.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT rub snow on frostbite — causes damage.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT rewarm if person may refreeze before reaching hospital — seek advice.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Rubbing snow on frostbite helps thaw it
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Snow rubbing causes micro-trauma and worsens tissue damage.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Permanent tissue loss from improper thawing.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Ice crystals form in tissue, damaging blood vessels and skin.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Refreezing after partial thaw causes worse injury.