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One of your friends on a hunting trip in Montana has suffered a severe localized cold injury to his hand and fingers. He does not have any life-threatening conditions and you elect to rewarm the affected areas. Which of the following actions is most appropriate for your friend?
 
  a. Immerse the hand and fingers in water that is no hotter than 120F.
  b. Place the hand lower than the heart after rewarming is complete.
  c. Slowly warm the affected hand using hot packs.
  d. Thaw and rewarm the tissue as quickly as possible.

Question 2

You are facilitating a talk on cold emergencies in the backcountry. You are asked when one should attempt to rewarm a hand or foot that is frostbitten. Which of the following statements would be your best response?
 
  a. You never want to rewarm a frozen body part because doing so can cause additional damage.
  b. Attempt to rewarm a frozen body part only if the person still has some feeling in it.
  c. It is best to attempt rewarming in any situation because the benefits of rewarming outweighs the risks of not rewarming.
  d. Rewarming should take place only when there is no chance that the tissue will refreeze.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: d

Answer to Question 2

Answer: d


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Reply 2 on: Jul 2, 2018
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