[norgie]

This was addressed in the accepted answer:

> rapid rewarming from open campfires or other sources of dry heat caused so much devastation.....Dry heat from ....open fires....cannot be controlled. Excessively high temperatures are usually produced, resulting in a combined burn and frostbite, a devasting injury that leads to far greater tissue loss.

Sounds like it was an overreaction to applying excessive heat to the frostbitten tissue.

[DiscourseFan]

No it was a full alternative to it.