Frostbite and other cold injuries in the heroic age of Antarctic exploration

Frostbite and other cold injuries on the early polar expeditions were common. This paper explains how frostbite was described, prevented, and treated on the Antarctic expeditions of the heroic age, comparing them with modern recommendations. Nonfreezing cold injury probably also occurred but was not...

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Published in:Wilderness & Environmental Medicine
Main Author: Guly, Henry R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Wilderness Medical Society 2012
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Antarctic
The Antarctic
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Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/21073/
http://www.wemjournal.org/article/S1080-6032(12)00168-8/fulltext
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2012.05.006
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spelling ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:21073 2024-02-11T09:58:13+01:00 Frostbite and other cold injuries in the heroic age of Antarctic exploration Guly, Henry R. 2012 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/21073/ http://www.wemjournal.org/article/S1080-6032(12)00168-8/fulltext https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2012.05.006 unknown Wilderness Medical Society Guly, Henry R. 2012 Frostbite and other cold injuries in the heroic age of Antarctic exploration. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, 23 (4). 365-370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2012.05.006 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2012.05.006> Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2012 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2012.05.006 2024-01-26T00:03:20Z Frostbite and other cold injuries on the early polar expeditions were common. This paper explains how frostbite was described, prevented, and treated on the Antarctic expeditions of the heroic age, comparing them with modern recommendations. Nonfreezing cold injury probably also occurred but was not differentiated from frostbite, and chilblains were also described Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic The Antarctic Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 23 4 365 370
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description Frostbite and other cold injuries on the early polar expeditions were common. This paper explains how frostbite was described, prevented, and treated on the Antarctic expeditions of the heroic age, comparing them with modern recommendations. Nonfreezing cold injury probably also occurred but was not differentiated from frostbite, and chilblains were also described
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