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Army 'to pay for cold injuries'

Un caso interessante di malattia professionale, risarcita dal Ministero della Difesa britannico, dipendente dalla mancata valutazione del rischio dovuto alle basse temperature relativa a soldati provenienti ad aree del Commonwealth a clima caldo. Army 'to pay for cold injuries' by Angus Crawford BBC News Training in cold conditions has now been improved, say experts The Ministry of Defence faces paying out millions of pounds in damages to soldiers injured by the cold. Many of the soldiers are from Commonwealth countries and claim MoD negligence led to them being hurt. Some have been subjected to extreme pain and varying levels of disability caused by the cold - similar to the condition once known as "trench foot". The MoD has received about 150 claims for cold injury, and says it will pay compensation if it is found liable. Doctors say soldiers from hot countries such as those in the Commonwealth are particularly sensitive to Non Freezing Cold Injury (NFCI). NFCI, whi