VASA. Zeitschrift für Gefässkrankheiten
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Cold injury is an objective danger in mountain climbing as well as in many outdoor sports. With increasing number of people practising so-called extreme tourisms physicians can be confronted with frostbite. ⋯ At day 12, when the group reached the top of the Parchamo (Nepal, 6273 m), she developed frostbite at all toes leading to amputation finally. Risk factors, prognosis and options for initial treatment are discussed.