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~How To Treat A Severed Limb~

*Locate any individual bleeding arteries on your stump (they will squirt blood with each heart pulse) Pinch off the the large/bleeding the most and get anyone to keep pinching others.....

*Apply Tourniquet....Tight enough to stop bleeding. (pretty tight)

If unable to get to hospital:

*Tie off ends of arteries with a needle and thread/ dental floss / preferably fishing line/ something strong....

*Clean stump thorougly, get out all debris...

*Loosen tourniquet and tie off remaining arteries and vessels...

*Dress your stump with anything anti-bacterial and tightly cover the end of your stump with clean cloth/gauze. The tighter the dressing, the less chance of sustained bleeding...

*Elevate your stump end as high as possible to slow further bleeding....

*Put ice over dressing

*Be prepared to apply a tourniquet again in case of heavy bleeding...

*Treat the pain, the shock and the blood loss...

~How To Preserve the Severed Limb~

*Gently wash severed limb with water
*Wrap the limb in a moist, clean cloth
*Wrap the limb again in watertight material (plastic bag...)
*Keep limb COLD but DO NOT FREEZE, freezing will destroy tissue, keep it in the fridge, or a cooler full of ice.

A limb saved this way will remain viable for reattachment up to 6 hours.

and never submerge your stump in water