First aid for a person who has received frostbite should not be provided in the cold. Elena Mityukova, an ambulance doctor at the RZD-Medicine hospital in Saratov, spoke about this on December 14.
According to her, it is forbidden to rub the damaged areas of the body and give the victim alcohol. There are four degrees of tissue frostbite in total.
“The first degree – the limb turns red and swells. The second – blisters form on the skin. At the third stage, skin cells die off and a scab forms, “- quotes Mityukova” Evening Moscow “.
With the fourth degree of frostbite, a part of the body or a limb dies off, she pointed out.
If a person is frostbitten, then he must be moved to a warm place and the affected area should be covered with a dry bandage. A person should be given an abundant warm drink and a doctor should be called. At the same time, it is impossible to sharply warm the frostbitten area, since the damaged tissues do not receive oxygen from the blood and die off, Mityukova added.
On the eve of the cardiologist “CM-Clinic” Rustem Osmanov said that alcohol is categorically not suitable for warming up after a long stay on the street in the cold season. Instead, the specialist recommended changing into warm home clothes.
On December 3, a cardiologist at the SM-Clinic Daria Sergeeva told Izvestia how to protect herself from frostbite in winter. For leisurely walks in the park and static activities, the expert advised to wear clothes made from natural fabrics that retain heat well.
Source: IZ
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