What should men do if they have frostbite?

To prevent frostbite, you should keep warm, dry, and not wear tight shoes or socks. The frozen parts should not be baked or soaked in hot water immediately. Vaseline or other oils can be applied to the parts that are prone to frostbite to protect the skin. Unbroken frostbite can be rubbed with drugs that promote blood circulation, such as 10% camphor spirit or pepper tincture. People usually use pepper decoction to wash the parts, which has a certain effect.

If the ulcer has become an ulcer, 5% boric acid ointment, erythromycin ointment or lard honey ointment (lard 30% honey 70%) should be applied and bandaged. At the same time, peripheral vasodilators such as niacin should be taken orally. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment is to warm the meridians, dredge the meridians, and activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis. The prescription is to use Danggui Sini Decoction or Yanghe Decoction with modifications.

The key to curing frostbite is to get rid of the damp and cold environment and warm and cold operations, and keep the frostbite area warm and dry, otherwise it is easy to recur. Better treatment methods are:

(1) Keep soaking the affected area in 40°C water.

(2) Neomycin sulfate cream or furacillin cream for external use has an efficacy of 85-95%.

The main measures to prevent frostbite recurrence are:

(1) Keep your room warm, dry and humid. The indoor temperature should be kept above 15°C and the relative humidity should be around 50%.

(2) Keep socks, insoles, and gloves dry. People with sweaty feet should not wear rubber shoes and should use anti-sweat powder.

Note:

To prevent this disease, you should exercise regularly to improve your body's adaptability to cold. Pay attention to keeping your whole body and parts warm, wear gloves as early as possible, and keep your shoes and socks warm and loose to keep your hands and feet dry. Food should contain sufficient fat, protein and vitamins to ensure that the body has enough calories. You should massage your hands and feet with your ears regularly to promote blood circulation in your hands and feet. Patients who have recurring frostbite every year can use ultraviolet rays to irradiate the parts that have previously suffered from frostbite before winter to play a preventive role. After suffering from frostbite, it is advisable to treat it as soon as possible. Commercially available frostbite cream and mink oil anti-freeze cracking cream have certain therapeutic effects.

If a man has frostbite, he can first apply hot water to the wound, which can relieve some of the pain and heal the wound. Later, you can try some of the above medicines. For people who are born prone to frostbite, the only thing they can do is to take better protective measures. In this way, they can wear more clothes when going out, and bring gloves and other cold-proof tools.