Graham C A, Stevenson J
Department of Accident and Emergency Medicine, Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock, Scotland.
Br J Sports Med. 2000 Oct;34(5):382-3. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.34.5.382.
A case of severe frostbite injury to the right foot is presented. This was caused by the inappropriate application of a bag of frozen chips to the foot in an attempt to ease non-specific pain. No specific acute traumatic injury was identified. As the patient was a teacher of physical education, the pain had initially been assumed to originate from a minor musculoskeletal injury. Full recovery ensued after surgical excision of necrotic tissue and split skin grafting. The danger of inappropriate overenthusiastic use of ice packs or other frozen material to treat soft tissue injuries is emphasised. The need for education to prevent similar future injuries is discussed.
本文介绍了一例右脚严重冻伤病例。这是由于为缓解非特异性疼痛而将一袋冷冻薯条不适当地敷在脚上所致。未发现具体的急性创伤性损伤。由于患者是一名体育教师，最初认为疼痛源于轻微的肌肉骨骼损伤。在手术切除坏死组织并进行中厚皮片移植后，患者完全康复。强调了不适当地过度热情使用冰袋或其他冷冻材料治疗软组织损伤的危险性。讨论了开展教育以预防未来类似损伤的必要性。
