Frostbite is very similar to a burn injury; the only difference is whether the damage was caused by extreme heat or extreme cold.
These reader submitted frostbite pictures help you to identify frostbite, and reading their stories may surprise you how much damage frostbite can cause. You may be surprised to learn that not all frostbite comes from climbing Mount Everest (although Everest has certainly caused her share of frostbite).
If you have your frostbite injury to share, take a picture and submit it by clicking on the button. The more information we have, the better prepared we are.
Frostbite from an Ice Pack
My daughter hurt her ankle at Softball practice and they put a ice pack directly on the skin. Her coached asked if they should take the ice pack off but the athletic person said no it will be fine. T…
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Dark Spot from Frostbite
i was being stupid, i turned an air duster can upside down and waited for a couple of seconds before i sprayed it on my arms.i could feel the liquid from the duster turn to ice on my arms, it started…
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Swollen Neck from Frostbite
Riding snowmobile on a very cold Northwestern Pennsylvania winter night. I had forgotten my neck gator witch left a little bit of my neck exposed. When I arrived at home after the ride I had a numb s…
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Frostbite on Cheeks
It was the 3rd week of January and I decided to go hunting, as it turned out it was -60 d. C. with the windchill. We were looking for caribou and my snowmobile windshield is very low profile. when we…
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Thought It wasn't Cold Enough for Frostbite
Got stuck and had to walk 9 miles after sundown. Wearing nothing but socks/sandals lite gloves/coat.got home didn't notice blister on large toe and loss of sensation & swelling in all fingers & toes …
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