Heed Warnings About Risk for Frostbite

I just saw an article in the Daily Iowan about the importance of knowing how to avoid frostbite during wind chill advisory and warning periods. As a consulting psychiatrist in the general hospital, I saw what can happen to people who suffered frostbite injuries. They were treated on the Burn Unit.

The risk for frostbite will continue to be high for the next few days with wind chills as low as minus 30 below zero, according to the National Weather Service.

The University of Iowa Hospital has a frostbite education web page worthing reviewing. There is also a compelling story posted in 2022 about how two patients were treated for severe frostbite injuries.

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Author: James Amos

I'm a retired consult-liaison psychiatrist. I navigated the path in a phased retirement program through the hospital where I was employed. I was fully retired as of June 30, 2020. This blog chronicles my journey.

2 thoughts on “Heed Warnings About Risk for Frostbite”

  1. Have also done psych consults on the burn unit for both frostbite injuries and burns. Significant number of Midwesterners also die from exposure. In many cases it is an accident (“I locked myself out hauling out the garbage”) – but in a lot of cases compromised mental status and impaired decision making due to intoxication or mental illness.

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