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Cold Injury Definition
Common names:
  • Cold Exposure
  • Cold Injury
  • Exposure to Cold
A person with a cold injury has an abnormally low temperature or damage to the body, caused by exposure to a cold environment. Cold injuries include frostbite, frostnip and hypothermia.

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Last Updated: Sep 14, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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