Single-digit temperatures with wind chills below zero can be dangerous to the skin and cause frostbite in exposed areas, like ears or fingers, within 30 minutes or faster, depending on how cold it is.
But Akron Children’s Hospital has a new way to fight frostbite. The hospital is among the first in the U.S. to use a new medication for frostbite therapy.
Stephanie Steiner, a nurse practitioner at the Burn Institute at Akron Children’s hospital said it’s been a tough season for frostbite, with about 15 cases since December…