INDIANAPOLIS — Court documents reveal that a 3-year-old boy might lose most of his lower leg after his mother kept him in a home without heat until his foot turned black with frostbite.
When it gets that cold, frostbite can damage exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes and cause lifelong, permanent damage to your body. Meteorologists with NWS issued a cold weather advisory until ...
According to the Mayo Clinic, frostbite is an injury that occurs when the skin and underlying tissues freeze. As symptoms get worse, the affected skin can change color and become hard and numb.