Traumatic amputation is the partial or total avulsion of a part of a body during a serious accident, like traffic, labor, or combat.,.
Traumatic amputation of a human limb, either partial or total, creates the immediate danger of death from blood loss.
Over the past forty years, medical and social advances have led to:
- Decrease in deaths from amputations because of quicker treatment, made possible by the use of ambulance, helicopter, or airplane evacuation.
- Discovery of microsurgery and reconstructive surgery techniques enabling reconnection of amputated limbs.
- Use of high-tech prostheses for amputated limbs.
- Establishment of laws, rules and guidelines, and employment of modern equipment to protect people from traumatic amputations.
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