American Burn Association Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Treatment of Severe Frostbite

This clinical practice guideline, endorsed by the American Burn Association, provides information on best practices for treatment of severe frostbite. After a multidisciplinary committee reviewed the literature, they recommended rewarming the affected tissue in a water bath and treating with thrombolytics to minimize the need for amputation. There were several other clinical care recommendations for which there is limited existing evidence.