frostbite
Extreme cold injury
Frostbite is tissue damage caused by exposure to extreme cold.
Ice crystals form in the skin and underlying tissue, typically affecting extremities like fingers, toes, ears, and nose.
Mild frostbite causes numbness and pale skin; severe cases can lead to permanent damage or require amputation.
We got frostbite waiting for the bus in subzero temperatures.
Extremely cold
- subzeroBelow the freezing point
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
- exposureState of being unprotected
- windchillPerceived temperature drop
arctic · polar · icy · frigid · ice · frozen · glacier · chill
Disposable soft paper
- damageHarm or impairment
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- gangreneTissue death from bloodlessness
- amputationSurgical limb removal
blistering · blackening · swelling · chilblains · severity · thawing · rewarming · debridement
Loss of sensation
- tinglingSlight stinging sensation
- painBodily or emotional distress
- discolorationAltered surface pigmentation
- stiffnessResistance to deformation
waxy · pallor · burning · throbbing · paresthesia · sensitivity · prickling · coldness
Sport of climbing peaks
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- EverestTallest peak on Earth
- AntarcticSouthern polar region
explorer · stranded · rescue · military · homeless · winter · altitude · backcountry
Thermal transfer prevention
- layeringForming successive strata
- mittensThumbed hand coverings
- bootsAnkle-covering footwear
- shelterProtected place or structure
warmth · circulation · covering · dryness · handwarmers · headgear · wool · moisture-wicking
freezing
Extremely cold
- subzeroBelow the freezing point
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
- exposureState of being unprotected
windchill · arctic · polar · icy · frigid · ice · frozen · glacier · chill · blizzard
tissue
Disposable soft paper
amputation · blistering · blackening · swelling · chilblains · severity · thawing · rewarming · debridement · ischemia
numbness
Loss of sensation
- tinglingSlight stinging sensation
- painBodily or emotional distress
- discolorationAltered surface pigmentation
stiffness · waxy · pallor · burning · throbbing · paresthesia · sensitivity · prickling · coldness · hardening
mountaineering
Sport of climbing peaks
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- EverestTallest peak on Earth
Antarctic · explorer · stranded · rescue · military · homeless · winter · altitude · backcountry · shipwreck
insulation
Thermal transfer prevention
shelter · warmth · circulation · covering · dryness · handwarmers · headgear · wool · moisture-wicking
- Arctic Survivalhypothermia, igloo, parka, snowshoes, fire starting
- Cold Sensationschill, chills, shiver, shivers, shivering
- frozen thingsice cube, ice cubes, ice block, ice blocks, icicle
- outdoor hazardsbears, heatstroke, snakes, blisters, sunburn
- winter hazardsavalanche, black ice, blizzard, hypothermia, ice storm
- winter survivalhibernation, hibernate, dormancy, torpor, winter coat
frostbitesunburn
UV-induced skin inflammation
heat stroke · burn · thermal burn · scald · heat exhaustion
- frostbite preventionProtecting skin from freezing
- frostbite damageHarm from freezing temperatures
- frostbite riskChance of tissue freezing
- frostbite weatherConditions causing tissue damage
- frostbite treatmentCare for frozen flesh
- frostbite careTreatment for tissue frozen by cold