How to treat frostbite ears

How to treat frostbite ears
 Chilblains - a skin lesion resulting from the effect of low temperatures or strong wind at high humidity. More often than not such damages are subject to upper and lower extremities and exposed parts of the body - the nose, cheeks and ears.
 Signs of frostbite - pale bluish skin of the ear, sensitivity is absent or greatly reduced, while warming appear severe pain, swelling and inflammation of the tissues. When a deep injury may cause blistering.

First aid for frostbite ears is their immediate warming. To do this, gently massage the ears clean hands, rubbing vodka, boron or camphor spirit, and then placing a sterile cotton-gauze bandage. The victim must be warmly dressed, drink hot by drinking, give painkillers and arrange fast delivery to a medical facility. If bubbles appear, rub the ears can not. Frostbite ear to wipe with alcohol and apply a bandage.

When I degree frostbite fairly regularly apply regenerating agent - panthenol, aktovegin, Vishnevsky ointment or sintomitsinovoy emulsion. Frostbite 2-4-th degree are treated in a hospital. All the victims entered tetanus toxoid. Bubbles reveal all the rules of asepsis. Treated skin around the blisters Alcohol solution of salicylic or boric acid.

On frostbitten ears bandage with antibacterial ointments and medications to stimulate regeneration. For the prevention of secondary infection antibacterials can be administered intramuscularly or orally. A few days later appointed physiotherapy - UHF therapy, electro- baths, ultraviolet irradiation, darsonvalization. When frostbite IV degree carried out excision of necrotic tissue.

The outcome and prognosis of frostbite ear depends on the extent of damage. Later, after the restoration of damaged skin, you need to treat it much more carefully. Repeated freezing can occur much faster.

Traditional medicine with frostbite ears is recommended to lubricate the affected areas camphor-ichthyol ointment, cleft or any other fat, rub frostbite grated onion. Useful compresses with aloe juice, pumpkin pulp, with shredded beets.

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