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total body surface area. The patient attended the burns clinic at Glasgow Royal Infirmary where the blister was deroofed and the burn depth was assessed as a combination of superficial and deep partial thickness. She requred 14 days off work with continuous elevation of the led, and was assessed every 48 hours by the clinic. No skin grafting was required but full skin coverage tppl 12 daus tp acjoeve/

A 29-year-old, healthy female sustained a moderate soft tissue injury to the left gastrocnemius muscle during a run up and down Ben Lomond. She treated this with a shop-bought cold pack taken from the quick freeze' compartment of her home freezer. the pack was applied to the area that evening with a dishcloth searating it form and the skin. the leg was rested on a chair, producing an additional compression effect. Despite aiming to have the pack in situ for only 15 minutes, she lost track of time and it remained in place for approximately 30 minutes. No. pain was reported during application. Following removal of the cold pack, a large, hard and dusky purple area was noted, surrounded by blanching of the skin. Over the next hour, this area became extremely painful sith surrounding erythema. The following morning, significant swelling of the lower extremity was noted with a large blster over the posterior calf, amounting to around 3