Nursing a patient with frostbite.
Frostbite is a condition that is associated with people living in countries with an extremely cold climate. However, it can affect people in the UK who are involved in winter sports, and is also associated with the homeless, people with a psychiatric illness, and those who misuse drugs and alcohol. Angela Davies describes the assessment and management of a patient with frostbite and identifies the challenges of managing these complex tissue injuries
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Pennine Acute NHS Trust, North Manchester General Hospital.
D000328:Adult; D005627:Frostbite / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications; D006113:United Kingdom