#tw necrosis

[the-worm-in-his-head]

favorite word?

If I stick to theme, I rather like 'caseous', meaning (essentially) 'cheeselike' from latin.

It is used in the medical community, specifically in the context of necrosis, or tissue death. Caseous necrosis is dead tissue that resembles cheese. More below.

From Wikipedia:

"Caseous necrosis or caseous degeneration1[2] is a unique form of cell death in which the tissue maintains a cheese-like appearance,[3] appearing as a soft and white proteinaceous dead cell mass. The dead tissue is enclosed within a granuloma, and differs from coagulative necrosis in that tissue structure is destroyed. Caseous necrosis is most notably associated with tuberculoma. The term caseous means 'pertaining or related to cheese',[4] and comes from the Latin word caseus 'cheese'.[2]"

"In caseous necrosis no histological architecture is preserved (unlike with coagulative necrosis).[5][6] On microscopic examination with H&E staining, the area is acellular, characterised by amorphous, roughly granular eosinophilic debris of dead cells,[6] also containing interspersed haematoxyphilic remnants of cell nucleus contents.[5]"

[arrowsmitharts]

As we are approaching frostbite weather, I thought it would be the perfect time to share some anti frostbite tips! (A little late, but it's important)

This entire post is /srs, please take care of yourselves!

clothing

Do not wear cotton!!!! It retains fluids very easily, and being wet is your mortal enemy in could weather. "Cotton is rotten" is a common saying among skiers and it is very much so true.

Fleece is your best friend. It's a great insulator

Get gloves, not mittens. Mittens isolate your fingers, meaning it's harder to trap heat. Even better, get gloves that have built in finger seams within the hand pocket.

Glove and boot warmers are a must. Bring multiple with you and change them out as needed.

Wear layers underneath your jacket. I wear underclothes, a long sleeve, a short sleeve, and a pullover underneath my jacket, sometimes a vest over my pullover. It seems excessive, but when it hurts -20 Fahrenheit, you'll be grateful.

Boots that won't let your toes freeze are necessary. I recommend leather/hide moccasins with animal fur lining. My feet have never gotten cold wearing mine. /Srs

if you get frostbite symptoms

Don't panic if

You lose feeling in a part of your body

Your skin gets pink where it's cold

Your skin turns mildly purple

Do panic if

your skin turns white or deep purple

Your skin turns hot after it gets cold

You no longer feel cold where you previously did

If you do get frostbite symptoms, treat them ASAP!!!

Treatment

take off all wet/damp clothing

Turn the heat up

Run your hands/toes under warm water, NOT hot. Since you can't feel, you could accidentally scald your skin.

Take a warm, again NOT HOT, shower if you can't heat yourself up quick enough.

Get your warmest clothes on, blankets, and a heater and hunker down until all the cold is gone

it's going to excruciating to heat up your body where frostbite symptoms occur, but STICK WITH IT!!!

Losing a finger, toe, or a section of skin is not with it to avoid the pain of reheating your skin.

If your skin turns black, that part of your body is probably dead. If your skin dies, GO TO THE ER /Srs

You will likely have to get the necrotic skin surgically removed. Which is not fun.