Trench foot is a painful condition that occurs when you stand in cold water for long periods of time. It comes in four stages: injury, immediate post-injury, hyperaemic phase, and post-hyperaemic ...

Trench foot (also called immersion foot) is a condition that happens when your feet spend a long time in a cold, wet environment. Your feet might become numb, discolored, and swollen. Trench foot can ...

Europe’s mud and slush of October and November caught the U.S. Army with its feet unprepared. Result: up to Dec. 12, 17,500 G.I.s had developed trench foot, something no one expected in World War II ...

A Utah worker is lucky to be alive after he was buried up to his chin when a trench 10 feet deep collapsed on him while digging in a backyard on Tuesday, officials said. Firefighters responded around ...

Having wet feet seems pretty harmless. But if your feet remain wet and cold for long periods of time, it puts you at risk of developing a condition called trench foot. Also known as immersion foot, ...