@article{ref1,
title="Frostbite: predisposing factors and predictors of poor outcome",
journal="Journal of trauma",
year="1990",
author="Urschel, J. W.",
volume="30",
number="3",
pages="340-342",
abstract="A retrospective review of 79 frostbite cases over a 10-year period at a major Northern Canadian hospital was performed. Factors predisposing to frostbite injury and predictors of a poor outcome were sought. Impaired cerebral function was found to be the major predisposing factor to frostbite injury. At the time of injury, 53% of patients were under the influence of alcohol and 16% were suffering from psychiatric illnesses. Lower extremity frostbite, infection, and delay in seeking medical attention were factors found to be associated with a poor outcome.",
language="",
issn="0022-5282",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}