Frostbite

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Author: Washburn, Bradford
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1963
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Traveller; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400055947; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400055947

Very significant progress has been made during the last decade towards an understanding of the nature of frostbite. Furthermore, recommended treatment today is so drastically different from the generally accepted practice of only a few years ago that it seems most important for modern methods to be understood and applied as widely and rapidly as possible. Although this article has been written primarily for those interested in climbing and exploring in high mountains, it is hoped that the data in it may prove as useful to the lowland traveller or outdoor labourer as to the mountaineer.