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Amputation repair

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• Do NOT forget that saving the victim's life is more important than saving a body part.
• Do NOT overlook other, less obvious, injuries.
• Do NOT attempt to push any part back into place.
• Do NOT decide that a body part is too small to save.
• Do NOT place a tourniquet, unless the bleeding is life threatening, as the entire limb may be placed in jeopardy.
• Do NOT raise false hopes of reattachment.

If someone severs a limb, finger, toe, or other body part, you should call immediately for emergency medical help.

Review Date: 07/28/2010
Reviewed By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; C. Benjamin Ma, MD, Assistant Professor, Chief, Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service, UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).

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