Symptoms:

• Sudden Muscle pain

• Muscle spasm

• Sore to the touch

• pain that may ease with res

• weakness

Skin will appear:

• cold

• painless

• blisters may appear.

Frostnip can affect areas like the, ears, nose, cheeks, and toes.

Symptoms may include:

• skin reddening

• swelling

• tingling

• pain in the toes or fingers

• dry skin

This illness is the result of a problem with peripheral circulation.

This can be prevented by simply avoiding overexposure of the skin in cold environments.

Some of the causes of hypothermia include: failure to warm up sufficiently, becoming chilled from inactivity for varying periods of time, and low temperatures while experiencing damp or wet clothes in a windy environment.

Symptoms:

• Shivering

• lack of coordination

• Drowsiness

• Slurred Speech

• Confusion

Two types of frostbite:

Superficial: only involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Symptoms:

• Blister

• swelling

• pain

• tingling

• burning

• numbness

Deep: affects all layers of the skin as well as tissues below the skin. Tissue will become blotchy red, swollen, painful, and possibly gangrenous.

Other treatments include:

• Gradual rewarming of the skin

• After skin thaws protection of the wound (sterile sheets, towels or dressing to protect the skin

• Debridement or removal of the dead or infected tissue (only done by licensed professional)

• Stretching the affected area.

• Massaging the affected

• Apply heat or ice.