Non-freezing cold injury

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[Globalti]

Can you still lift a pint glass to your mouth?

No harm done then.

 

[KEEF]

 

[smutchin]

The 1980 Liege-Bastogne-Liege left Bernard Hinault with permanent frostbite damage to two fingers.


View: https://youtu.be/rR_N3odC0-o

 

[smutchin]

[QUOTE 4635098, member: 9609"]I wasn't really meaning frostbite, more the type of cold injury that can occur when temperatures are just above freezing.[/QUOTE]

Well, as the chart @KEEF posted shows, it doesn't have to be below zero for frostbite to be a risk.

Frostbite is when the effects are serious enough to leave permanent damage, 'frostnip' is the less severe version and its effects are reversible. You can also get chilblains from exposure to cold, which are pretty painful.

 

[Electric_Andy]

I stupidly did what you did on my first motorbike, I couldn't feel my hands so thought I might as well carry on. When I finally arrived at my destination 20 minutes later and my hands started warming up, it was without doubt the worst pain I've ever felt.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

[QUOTE 4635018, member: 9609"]
But how far can you push things like this before you do long term damage ? (and how long is a piece of string)[/QUOTE]
Yes I was wondering that after watching a report on non freezing cold injuries on the One Show the other day. Loads of squaddies being invalided out of the Army because of them.

 

[summerdays]

I must admit I often wonder if there is a long term consequence of having Raynaud's Syndrome where it cuts of the circulation repeatedly, particularly if there is any nerve damage.

 

[Drago]

My physio had such a thing. Took years to regain full feeling in his hands.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/384487/cold_injury.pdf

 

[vickster]

Chilblains?

 

[smutchin]

[QUOTE 4635143, member: 9609"]frost bite requires freezing which only occurs below freezing point, no amount of wind at 2 degrees above will cause frostbite, but can cause a non freezing cold injury, and that was what I was hoping to explore.[/QUOTE]

OK, sounds like you probably already know more about the subject than me so I'll stop trying to give you advice!

 

[KEEF]

 

[Arjimlad]

My accident/fainting in the shower at work- A vasovagal attack is a disorder that causes a rapid drop in heart rate and blood pressure, resulting in decreased blood flow to the brain and fainting. Vasovagal attack is the most common cause of fainting. The disorder is also referred to as neurocardiogenic syncope.

Brought on by my hands getting so cold on a minus 4 commute, losing sensation until they began to warm up, I jumped in the shower and passed out when the blood flowed back to my extremities away from my core. Bashed my elbow !

 

[ColinJ]

OK, sounds like you probably already know more about the subject than me so I'll stop trying to give you advice!

There are over a million results on Google for 'non freezing cold injury' and I am sure that one of them will do the trick!