When you cut off a finger to restore the limb is much easier than with amputation of other parts of the body. First you need to determine whether replantation of finger after the delivery of the victim to a centralized medical facility. According to doctors, to restore the lost finger is not possible if:
- cut off only the nail phalanx of the 4 or 5 finger;
- trimmed fabric and have smashed numerous injuries;
- there are two or more fragments severed limbs.
If cut off a fragment of the body is lost or cannot be repaired, treatment of open wounds is carried out without taking into account subsequent complex surgery. You can use the additional funds for treatment and disinfection of wounds: hydrogen peroxide, or soap. Traumatic amputation of finger first priority is to stop the bleeding. In such situations, very common recommendation to close the wound with medical glue or burn salt, but such actions should be avoided: they can cause painful shock or cause further harm.
If amputees can be restored, the victim should be assisted with special attention. The bleeding of the wound should not be subjected to outside influence. It should be easy to cover with sterile cloth and apply on the wound clean pressure bandage. Tourniquet if amputation is applied in exceptional cases, it may be better to use an inflatable cuff. The patient must provide rest and give a pain reliever, drink strong sweet tea. Then you deliver the victim in medical institution with the Department of delicate surgery, what about the incident was immediately reported to the service of emergency medical care.
Amputated finger must be kept for carrying out the replantation in the best possible condition. The main factors affecting tissue destruction, high temperature, contamination and mechanical impacts. The finger needs to close with the damaged hand with a clean cloth dampened with water. After that, it needs to be put in double plastic bag, which should be placed in another bag containing a mixture of water with ice or snow.
Pure ice is strictly forbidden to use because of too low temperature of the tissue can be freezed. Optimal storage temperature is +to + 4oC: in such circumstances, the finger can stay fit for replantation for 16 hours. If the ice pack melted, the coolant change is not necessary: just load the packages in one, with a new portion of cold. Transported to the toe must include a note indicating the time of amputation, and the package should be moved only in the suspended state.
- cut off only the nail phalanx of the 4 or 5 finger;
- trimmed fabric and have smashed numerous injuries;
- there are two or more fragments severed limbs.
If you cannot repetirovali finger
If cut off a fragment of the body is lost or cannot be repaired, treatment of open wounds is carried out without taking into account subsequent complex surgery. You can use the additional funds for treatment and disinfection of wounds: hydrogen peroxide, or soap. Traumatic amputation of finger first priority is to stop the bleeding. In such situations, very common recommendation to close the wound with medical glue or burn salt, but such actions should be avoided: they can cause painful shock or cause further harm.
If you save the finger may
If amputees can be restored, the victim should be assisted with special attention. The bleeding of the wound should not be subjected to outside influence. It should be easy to cover with sterile cloth and apply on the wound clean pressure bandage. Tourniquet if amputation is applied in exceptional cases, it may be better to use an inflatable cuff. The patient must provide rest and give a pain reliever, drink strong sweet tea. Then you deliver the victim in medical institution with the Department of delicate surgery, what about the incident was immediately reported to the service of emergency medical care.
Steps to preserve the severed finger
Amputated finger must be kept for carrying out the replantation in the best possible condition. The main factors affecting tissue destruction, high temperature, contamination and mechanical impacts. The finger needs to close with the damaged hand with a clean cloth dampened with water. After that, it needs to be put in double plastic bag, which should be placed in another bag containing a mixture of water with ice or snow.
Pure ice is strictly forbidden to use because of too low temperature of the tissue can be freezed. Optimal storage temperature is +to + 4oC: in such circumstances, the finger can stay fit for replantation for 16 hours. If the ice pack melted, the coolant change is not necessary: just load the packages in one, with a new portion of cold. Transported to the toe must include a note indicating the time of amputation, and the package should be moved only in the suspended state.
