What should you do if you accidentally cut off your finger? - Jason Hoellwarth

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What should you do if you accidentally cut off your finger? - Jason Hoellwarth with tags amputation, limb amputation, severed limb, limb reattachment, prosthetics, prosthetic limb, prosthetic leg, prosthetic arm, prosthetic hand, tissue damage, blood flow, oxygen flow, tissue death, surgeons, surgery, operation, myoelectric prostheses, transcutaneous osseointegration, implant, mobility aid, mobility equipment, osseointegrated prosthetic, accidental amputation, human body, education, animation, jason hoellwarth, denys spolitak, ted, ted-ed, ted ed, teded, ted education

Dig into what circumstances allow for an accidentally amputated limb to be reattached, and what options you have when it can't be.

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In order to reattach a severed limb after an accident, a number of things need to go right— and quickly. A clean cut, properly preserving the limb, and getting it to a skilled surgeon in time are just a few of these challenges. And unfortunately, there are countless complications that come up with most accidental amputations. So, when is limb reattachment possible? Jason Hoellwarth investigates.

Lesson by Jason Hoellwarth, directed by Denys Spolitak.

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