Cold injuries in Kashmir, December 1971.
A total of 847 cases of cold injury occurred within the short space of 2 weeks during the Indo-Pakistan conflict in Kashmir in December 1971. The management of these cases and their end results are described. A combination of drugs consisting of low-molecular-weight dextran, an anti-inflammatory agent, and a vasodilator was tried with encouraging results. A conservative attitude towards ablation of necrosed tissues paid good dividends.
D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D003080:Cold Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003911:Dextrans / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005627:Frostbite / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007102:Immersion Foot / Q000628:therapy*; D007194:India; D007556:Isoxsuprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine; D010113:Oxyphenbutazone / Q000627:therapeutic use
D003911:Dextrans; D010113:Oxyphenbutazone; D007556:Isoxsuprine