Question 1

can you die from frostbite if you don't get an amputation?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Cold exposure that's severe enough to cause frostbite can also cause hypothermia. When your body temperature drops, your heart, nervous system and other organs don't work correctly. Left untreated, hypothermia eventually leads to complete failure of your heart and respiratory system and to death.

Question 2

can frostbite lead to an amputation?

Accepted Answer

Yes: If the tissue damage is extensive enough, this can lead to amputation.

Question 3

for hypothermia and frostbite, when do they amputate your limbs and how long does it take for them to know?

Accepted Answer

Quite a while: Frostbite injuries are classically very slow to declare a correct amputation level. What initially seems to be non-salvageable can heal remarkably but slowly. The general rule is "injured in january, amputated in july.".

Question 4

how long does it take to amputate a frostbitten hand & foot? once the dermis & epidermis have frozen on a person's face, turning black, what comes next re the skin?

Accepted Answer

: Ax will do it in seconds if in Alaska. Otherwise need more details. 
Skin sloughs off and will be pink for a long time and maybe for life.

Time will tell.

Question 5

why would a type 1 diabetic at 50 die after amputation?

Accepted Answer

Complicatiions: Sorry to hear this.  By the time someone with diabetes comes to the point where an amputation is necessary, there are usually other complications like kidney and vascular disease which might get worse and lead to death.  Also, amputations are often preceded by terrible infections, which could overwhelm the body, particularly one that's been damaged by the complications of diabetes.

Question 6

can you get frostbite from eating popsicles?

Accepted Answer

No: If you held ice against your skin for a long period of time, it is possible to cause some local tissue damage to the area- but very difficult because you would have severe pain in that spot first and therefore unlikely to hold i've in one place long enough to cause a problem to your own tissue.

Question 7

how cold would it have to be to get frostbite?

Accepted Answer

Exposure how long?: It is a factor of temperature and duration of exposure.  10 below 0 for a few minutes and you could be in trouble.  If it is 28 degrees you could be out for some time without worrying.

Question 8

when does someone get an amputation done? only if gangrene?

Accepted Answer

Most of the time: Amputations are done most likely for gangrene, but also there are other.Her are they:o	 circulatory disorders
o	 neoplasm
o	 trauma
o	 deformities
o	 infection
o	athletic performance
o	 legal punishment.

Question 9

does your skin temperature really have to be below freezing to get frostbite?

Accepted Answer

Frostbite: More a function of exposure time.  1. Cold Skin ( fingers ,toes ,nose.ears ) followed by numbness ,Change in skin color to grey or blue) .

Question 10

can you tell me how amputation help save your life if you are bleeding to death?

Accepted Answer

Amputations:: When a surgeon amputates a leg, he knows where all the anatomical structures are and is able to isolate all the large arteries, nerves, muscles, and bones.  If they cut above where the extremity was bleeding from  they can stop the bleeding by tying the arteries up.  In a traumatic leg injury, bleeding can not be stopped in one place because of injury to the tissues and arteries themselves.

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