Purpose: To classify a patient with an acute frostbite involving a distal extremity using the proposed classification of Cauchy et al.					Citations with documentation. 34.01.09	Medal Project 2003. See disclaimer.
data	enter
Are you evaluating a patient with an acute frostbite injury of a distal extremity? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)
involved member (enter H for hand, F for foot)		:-):-):-)
enter an "x" in the appropriate column for each finding (give only 1 answer per row)
	none	distal phalanx only	proximal digit	carpal
site of initial lesion after rapid rewarming						Yes	4
	not done	normal	reduced uptake	absent uptake over digits	absent uptake over carpal
bone scan on day 2						Yes	4
	none	clear fluid	hemorrhagic over digit	hemorrhagic over carpal
skin blistering on day 2						Yes	3
calculate	result
data complete?	Yes
evaluation appropriate?	Yes	:-):-):-)
grade of lesion	Grade 4
likely outcome for the patient	more extensive amputation; may suffer thrombosis, septic and/or systemic illness
Are functional sequalae likely?	may be severe