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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

High risk of frostbite - women and children should pay special attention

One high-risk population: children

Children's skin contraction of vascular spasm, blood stasis, local organizations, malnutrition, injury prone, while the old spring small subcutaneous blood vessels are not sensitive to cold stimulation, therefore, difficult to Health and frostbite.

The second high-risk population: women

Young and middle-aged women than men the same age students frostbite easily, because the poor adaptability of women to the cold, the skin on the cold resistance is low.

High risk group of three: physical weaker

Physical strength and blood circulation in good or bad, is closely related with the occurrence of frostbite. Heart disease, peripheral vascular disease and poor blood circulation function of people, local skin on cold adaptability, tolerance and resistance is poor, can not stand the cold stimulation, prone to frostbite.

The fourth high-risk population: in a wet environment, people who live and work

In wet conditions the people live and work, can significantly increase the impact of the cold and danger to his more easy to destroy local systolic and diastolic function of blood vessels, promote the formation of frostbite. So in the wet than in dry environment for those living more prone to frostbite.

In addition, long-term standing, lack of activity, clothing narrow, malnutrition, and fatigue, also prone to frostbite. Only by understanding this knowledge to different situations can be, "right" to take effective measures to prevent frostbite.

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