Frostbite

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Health-care workers push for better access to frostbite treatment popularized in Yukon

A new coalition of Canadian health-care workers is on a mission to transform frostbite care in Canada by promoting an…

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Frostbite amputations reached new high in Edmonton, decreased in Calgary last winter

The number of amputations due to frostbite in Edmonton reached 110 last winter, the highest level in more than a…

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Canada

Homeless Saint John man loses part of leg, foot to frostbite

Jamie Langille, 43, is facing a long recovery at the Saint John Regional Hospital after having his left leg amputated…

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Alberta emergency rooms treat hundreds of frostbite cases during cold snap

Alberta’s emergency rooms have faced an influx of people suffering due to the cold. The province plunged into a deep…

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Most frostbite amputation hospital visits in Edmonton last year were for homeless patients

Edmonton’s unhoused population is disproportionately affected by amputations due to frostbite, accounting for more than half of such visits last…

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Canada

‘Frostbite in under a minute’: Calgary temperatures to plunge even deeper this week

Today is expected to be one of the chilliest days so far this winter, but meteorologists say Calgary will plunge even deeper…

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