Pediatric Environmental Cold Injuries

• 2022

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• Samuel Schimelpfenig; Britt Jacobsen
PMID: 35909140DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/pir2020005179

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This article explains how cold weather can harm children during winter sports and outdoor activities. It describes two types of injuries: freezing, like frostbite, and nonfreezing, like hypothermia. Frostbite happens when skin freezes from contact with cold air or surfaces; treatment includes warming the area. Hypothermia occurs when body temperature drops too low; it is treated by removing wet clothes and using heat sources to warm the body. Parents should be educated on proper clothing to prevent these injuries in children.

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Focus Area: Severe Weather

Audiences: Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stages: Mitigation; Response

Keywords: Cold Temperature; Environmental Exposure; Frostbite; Hypothermia; Pediatrics; Water; Rewarming

Institutions: Avera Health; University of South Dakota

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