ArticleGlobal health action2011
Frostbites in circumpolar areas.
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- Combined effects of low temperature, hyperosmolarity and seawater-conditioned pathogens on open fracture healing in a rat model simulating circumpolar environments.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Psychosocial and personal predisposing factors of frostbite injury and associated amputation: a systematic review.Injury epidemiology · 2024Review
- A century of exercise physiology: concepts that ignited the study of human thermoregulation. Part 3: Heat and cold tolerance during exercise.European journal of applied physiology · 2024Review
- Freezing cold injuries among soldiers in the Norwegian Armed Forces - A cross sectional study.International journal of circumpolar health · 2023Article
- The classification of freezing cold injuries - a NATO research task group position paper.International journal of circumpolar health · 2023Review
- Training videos to prevent cold weather injuries.International journal of circumpolar health · 2023Article
- Finger anthropometrics may not be a primary influence on the thermal responses to cooling and rewarming.Temperature (Austin, Tex.) · 2023Article
- A prospective study on local cold injuries in northern Sweden.International journal of circumpolar health · 2022Article
- Occupational cold exposure in relation to incident airway symptoms in northern Sweden: a prospective population-based study.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2022Article
- Increased cold injuries and the effect of body mass index in patients with peripheral vascular disease.BMC public health · 2021Article
- [Cutaneous disorders caused by physical damage mimicking rheumatic diseases].Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie · 2020Review
- Epidemiology and Outcome Analysis of 470 Patients with Hand Burns: A Five-Year Retrospective Study in a Major Burn Center in Southwest China.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2020Article
- Neurovascular hand symptoms in relation to cold exposure in northern Sweden: a population-based study.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2017Article
- A descriptive quantitative study of 7- and 8-year-old children's outdoor recreation, cold exposure and symptoms in winter in Northern Finland.International journal of circumpolar health · 2017Article
- UV irradiation/cold shock-mediated apoptosis is switched to bubbling cell death at low temperatures.Oncotarget · 2015Article
- The effect of ethnicity on the vascular responses to cold exposure of the extremities.European journal of applied physiology · 2014Article
- Frostbite: a practical approach to hospital management.Extreme physiology & medicine · 2014Review
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Abstract
Circumpolar areas are associated with prolonged cold exposure where wind, precipitation, and darkness further aggravate the environmental conditions and the associated risks. Despite the climate warming, cold climatic conditions will prevail in circumpolar areas and contribute to adverse health effects. Frostbite is a freezing injury where localized damage affects the skin and other tissues. It occurs during occupational or leisure-time activities and is common in the general population among men and women of various ages. Industries of the circumpolar areas where frostbite occurs frequently include transportation, mining, oil, and gas industry, construction, agriculture, and military operations. Cold injuries may also occur during leisure-time activities involving substantial cold exposure, such as mountaineering, skiing, and snowmobiling. Accidental situations (occupational, leisure time) often contribute to adverse cooling and cold injuries. Several environmental (temperature, wind, wetness, cold objects, and altitude) and individual (behavior, health, and physiology) predisposing factors are connected with frostbite injuries. Vulnerable populations include those having a chronic disease (cardiovascular, diabetes, and depression), children and the elderly, or homeless people. Frostbite results in sequelae causing different types of discomfort and functional limitations that may persist for years. A frostbite injury is preventable, and hence, unacceptable from a public health perspective. Appropriate cold risk management includes awareness of the adverse effects of cold, individual adjustment of cold exposure and clothing, or in occupational context different organizational and technical measures. In addition, vulnerable population groups need customized information and care for proper prevention of frostbites.
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