Trench foot
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| Subclass of | immersion foot syndrome  |
|---|---|
| Dem name after | trench warfare |
| Health specialty | emergency medicine |
Trench foot, dem sanso know by oda names, be a type of foot damage secof moisture.[1] Initial symptoms often dey include tingling anaa itching wich fi progress to numbness.[1][2] De feet fi cam be red anaa bluish in color.[1] As de condition dey worsen de feet fi start to swell den smell of decay.[1] Complications fi include skin breakdown anaa infection.[1]
Trench foot dey occur thru prolonged exposure of de feet to cold, damp, den often unsanitary conditions.[1] Unlike frostbite, trench foot usually dey occur at temperatures above freezing,[1] wey e fi be classed as a form of non-freezing cold injury.[3] Onset fi be as rapid as 10 hours.[1] Risk factors dey include overly tight boots den no dey move.[4] Dem dey believe de underlying mechanism to involve constriction of blood vessels wey dey result in insufficient blood flow to de feet.[1] Diagnosis dey base on symptoms den examination.[1]
Prevention dey involve keeping de feet warm, dry, den clean.[1] After de condition occur, pain medications fi be required during de gradual rewarming process.[1] Pain fi persist for months following treatment.[4] Surgery to remove damaged tissue anaa amputation fi be necessary.[1]
Those insyd de military be most commonly affected, though cases sanso occur among homeless people.[1] Na dem first describe de condition during Napoleon Bonaparte ein retreat from Russia insyd de winter of 1812.[1]
References
[edit | edit source]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Bush, Jeffrey S.; Lofgran, Trevor; Watson, Simon (2020), Trench Foot, StatPearls Publishing, PMID 29493986
- ↑ Atenstaedt, Robert L. (1 December 2006). "Trench Foot: The Medical Response in the First World War 1914–18". Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 17 (4): 282–289. doi:10.1580/06-weme-lh-027r.1. ISSN 1080-6032. PMID 17219792.
- ↑ Zafren, Ken. "Nonfreezing cold water (trench foot) and warm water immersion injuries". uptodate.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- 1 2 Ackerman, Bret T.; Wedmore, Ian S. (2008). "11. Operational Medicine Environmental Considerations". In Schwartz, Richard B.; McManus, John G.; Swienton, Raymond E. (eds.). Tactical Emergency Medicine. LWW medical book collection. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 78–80. ISBN 978-0-7817-7332-4.
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