Medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of frostbite/hypothermia.
Family history
Social history
- What is your occupation?
Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- What symptoms have you noticed?
- Have you noticed any changes in the skin?
- Redness?
- Swelling?
- Blistering?
- Are you in pain?
- How long have these changes been present?
- Where are the changes localized?
- Have you been in cool places for a long time?
Vegetative anamnesis including nutritional anamnesis.
- Do you drink alcohol at an increased rate? If so, what drink(s) and how many glasses of it per day?
- Do you use drugs? If yes, which drugs and how often per day or per week?
Self history incl. medication history.
- Pre-existing conditions
- Operations
- Radiotherapy
- Allergies
- Environmental history
- Medication history
