Type of frostbite affects the skin and tissues just below surface?
First-degree frostbite
- Involves only the outermost layer of skin (the epidermis)
- Skin becomes pale and numb, and may have a waxy appearance.
- Slight swelling may occur.
- Frostbite is usually reversible with proper treatment.
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