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Question:
Loss of tissue in a traumatic event can be: just soft tissue, a portion of an extremity, or an entire extremity. If your patient has lost the distal one-third of a lower extremity, what would that injury be called?
A
Amputation
explanation
Loss of a partial or entire extremity is classified as an amputation. Loss of tissue from any area is considered as an avulsion. Any lost tissue must be protected with moist dressings and then placed in cold saline.
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