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  • Title: [Local frostbites].
    Author: Vaagenes P.
    Journal: Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen; 1993 Sep 10; 113(21):2701-2. PubMed ID: 8266294.
    Abstract:
    Injury from cold is not an uncommon complication in emergency and disaster medicine under arctic or subarctic conditions. Severe local exposure to cold may have a mutilating effect on the parts of the body involved. This paper briefly summarizes relevant pathophysiological features, how cold injuries are classified, the most important clinical findings, complications and aspects of recommended treatment.
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