frostbite

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Initial signs of frostbite can include numbness, pain, and skin appearing red or pale, according to the NHS.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Touching the camera’s metal body could cause frostbite, forcing her to use a stabilizing cushion to separate the camera from her body at all times.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

I watched a medic spray a man with saline solution, while another medic treated a man with frostbite, at tables that would normally be set for lunch.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

More than 1,000 Ukrainians have been taken to hospital with frostbite and hypothermia since late December alone, according to the health ministry.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

No less a man than Hosteen Frey, who had been heard growling that he did not fear a little snow, lost an ear to frostbite.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin