Although there is general agreement that the initial treatment of freezing cold injury (FCI) should be rapid rewarming to prevent direct injury from intracellular ice formation and protein denaturation, there is less conformity in the clinical intervention after rewarming. Medical treatment is directed towards the prevention of additional injury due to microvascular damage. With the exception of freezing cold injury, hyperbaric oxygen therapy is now accepted as an adjunct therapy ...
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