Will freeze burn from no2 heal itself???

[Unregistered345672]

So, i was using a wippit with a whip cream dispenser and it went off and released all the nitrous into the air and fell to the ground. But, the wippit was frozen over from how it was released. I grabbed it with my hand without realzing and now the skin on my hand is red with a little white and painful. Will this minor frostbite heal itself, or will it develop to gangrene?

if not, i dont know what to tell the doctor.

Need input ASAP anonomouys. Thanks.

 

[pasha]

anonymous -> basic

 

[The.Ghost]

I don't have any experience with cryo burns, but I'd recommend seeing a doctor. If the doc asks, just say you picked up a piece of dry ice. It's frozen carbon dioxide (-78 Celsius) and tends to be widely available, so it would be a plausible explanation. Without knowing more, that's all the advice I can give.

 

[Colonel Contin]

Frost burns will heal themselves just like any other cutaneous trauma. Gangrene generally becomes an issue when continuous cold, massive necrosis, and other factors (tight boots, poor ventilation, etc.) hinder circulation. Bad burns require medical attention, minor burns sometimes do not. The fact that it is a frost burn does not, itself, increase the likelihood of gangrene setting in.

 

[sekio]

Frost burns heal, they just take a long time.

If you notice tissue changing color (red/pink is fine, purple/black/blue = doctor) then seek medical help. Otherwise just keep a loose bandage on it and try not to irritate it further.

 

[MrRoot]

Frost burns and heat burns can be considered as the same unless third degree burn.

It does the same for your cells as they crack open and release cell fluids no matter if those cells are broken through ice or fire.

So treat them like normal burns.