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What group of people are most prone to frostbite?
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unconscious people
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What parts of the body are most vulnerable to frostbite?
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hands, feet, nose and ears
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Rapid freezing leads to intra or extra cellular ice crystallization?
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Intracellular - leads to cell death
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Slow freezing leads to intra- or extracellular ice crystallization?
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extracellular - leads to intracellular dehydration from osmotic shift out of cells
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How does thawing contribute to injury in frostbite?
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Causes edema which results in tissue ischemia
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How should frozen body parts be rewarmed?
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By immersion in warm water (40 C)
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