Attention! Information is for reference only!
Before taking the course, consult a doctor!
WEB SITE ONLY DIRECTORY. NOT PHARMACY! We do not sell medicines! None!

III and IV degrees


Bubbles with blood content form, necrosis of the skin and subcutaneous fat.
As a rule, such frostbite is accompanied by a common disease, a deep circulatory disorder, the affected part of the body swells drastically, becomes dark, gangrene may develop. Therefore, if the usual skin color does not appear, it is necessary, having imposed a bandage and warming cover of the victim, to send it to a medical institution (see the chapter Surgical diseases, frostbite).
Prevention:
When forced to stay in the cold for a long time, it is necessary to take hot food at least 2 times a day, warm clothes that do not constrain movements, well fitted on the foot, waterproof shoes, greased shoes. It is necessary to use insoles, to struggle with a sweating of feet.
Coming out into the frost is possible to lubricate the face, ears, lips fat. It is a mistake to think that alcoholic drinks warm up the body. Since alcohol dilates the blood vessels, there is a strong increase in heat on the body - the street. The best method of preventing frostbite in the gradual addiction to the cold is the tempering of the body.