Resumen de "Dreadful to Behold": Frostbite on the 1910-1913 British Antarctic Expedition.
Timothy De Ver Dye, Heather Lane, David Stam
The article discusses the British Antarctic Expedition (BAE) of 1910 to 1913, cold weather injuries including frostbite that were encountered, and lessons learned for public health administration. The article discusses cold-related falls, concussions, and other injuries, while focusing on a case of hand frostbite suffered by parasitologist and surgeon Edward Leicester Atkinson. Treatment techniques for frostbite are said to have come afterward during World War 1 when frostbite was first distinguished from trench foot. Use of modern cold weather clothing to guard against frostbite is noted.
