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cold injury
Occurs when the body is unable to maintain body temperature systemically or locally.
Epidemiology:
- cold weather is associated with more deaths than hot weather [1]
- 8% of deaths attributable to cold or hot weather
- >7% associated with cold weather [1]
Pathology:
- heat dissipation into cold environment
- circulation of warm blood to extremity compromised (frostbite)
- thermogenesis inadequate (hypothermia)
Specific
chilblain
cold injury syndrome
frostbite
hypothermia
General
environmental exposure
References
- Gasparrini A et al
Mortality risk attributable to high and low ambient temperature:
a multicountry observational study.
Lancet. May 20, 2015
PMID: 26003380
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2814%2962114-0/abstract
- Dear K, Wang Z
Climate and health: mortality attributable to heat and cold.
Lancet. May 20, 2015
PMID: 26003381
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2815%2960897-2/abstract