Here's what you should know about frostbite, its symptoms, stages, and how to treat it, during Kentucky's freezing weather.

HCMC’s Burn Center in Minneapolis treated a record number of patients with frostbite injury. In an “average” year, the Burn Center cares for about 25 patients with frostbite ...

When treating frostbite at this stage, a person might feel stinging, burning and swelling in the affected area. Blisters can form 12 to 36 hours after rewarming the skin. Deep (severe) frostbite: Your ...

"Frostbite is something in its mild forms that can happen as warm as 40 or 50 degrees. The colder it is and the more wind that is present, the faster that can onset." Hooper noted that frostbite ...

Superficial frostbite is the second stage, in which the skin will go from reddish to pale and might even appear blue. UCHealth said ice crystals might begin to form on the affected area ...

The first signs of frostbite are tingling and burning, followed by numbness. Skin may appear pale or white, and in severe cases, swelling and blisters may form. "Shivering or feeling numbness or ...

Deep frostbite is when frostbite affects all of the layers of skin. Blisters may also form from 24 to 48 hours after rewarming. The tissue may turn black and hard as it dies, the Mayo Clinic said.

While its first stage, frostnip, doesn't cause permanent damage and can be treated by rewarming the skin, harsher forms of frostbite should be evaluated by trained healthcare professionals.

While its first stage, frostnip, doesn't cause permanent damage and can be treated by rewarming the skin, harsher forms of frostbite should be evaluated by trained healthcare professionals.