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water bad, saline okay but not soaking just moist....
wrapping in saline moist gauze won't damage the exposed soft tissues where regular water will break cells apart and render the digit worthless.
I was thinking, is there a policy on this in the regs book somewhere or is it a "non-issue", i.e., deal with the stumps, forget the digits every time????
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'Revel in action, translate perceptions into instant judgements, and these into actions that are irrevocable, monumentous and dreadful - all this with lightning speed, in conditions of great stress and in an environment of high tension:what is expected of "us" is the impossible, yet we deliver just that.
(adapted from: Sherwin B. Nuland, MD, surgeon and author: The Wisdom of the Body, 1997 )
Education is the anti-ignorance we all need to better treat our patients. ss, 2008.
The blade is so sharp that the incision is perfect. They don't realize they've been cut until they're out of the fight: A Surgeon Warrior. I use a knife to defend life and to save it. ss (aka traumadoc)
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