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c. Artificial respiration should be provided to the victim if he/she is unconscious due to
stoppage of breathing.
d. The victim should be placed in comfortable place and warmed up with covering him/
her by warm cloth.

e. The burn or wound is cured.
f. Liquid is provided to the victim if he/she is conscious.
g. The victim is taken for medical treatment as fast as possible.

e. Frostbite

The cold temperature below freezing point
causes freezing of our skin and underlying
tissues. Frostbite is a situation of our body parts
in which these parts are injured due to their
exposure to temperature below freezing point.
It causes excessive contraction in blood vessels
so that blood circulation is affected adversely
causing injury in our body parts. Our exposed
body parts like hands, fingers, teeth, toes, ears,
nose, etc. are mostly prone to frostbite in freezing
below temperature. The frostbite area becomes Fig: 12
numb due to the death of cells in that area in case
of serious and deep frostbite.

Signs and Symptoms
a. Frostbite area becomes senseless or numb gradually.
b. Initially, the colour of skin in the affected area becomes whitish or grayish-yellow.
Gradually, it becomes brown and bluish-black.
c. Aching pain and numbness at the affected area in the case of surfacial frostbite and
loss of sensation in deep frostbite.

First Aid to Frostbite
a. The victim is kept in a warm room comfortably.
b. Frostbitten area should not be exposed to fire to warm it up. Massage in this place is
also avoided.
c. Frostbite area/organ should be dipped in lukewarm water.

d. Adequate hot liquid food should be provided to the victim.
e. Light physical exercise can be provided to the victim to ease blood circulation.
f. The victim should be carried for medical treatment as soon as possible.

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