Severe frostbite can result in blisters in addition to hard, frozen skin, and it can be limb-threatening.
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Frostbite, First Aid 

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Severe frostbite can result in blisters in addition to hard, frozen skin, and it can be limb-threatening.
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Handal KA; American Red Cross. Part 2: first aid. In: The American Red Cross First Aid and Safety Handbook. 1st ed. Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company; 1992:117-120.

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