Question

Must post first. You are a student worker at the student union building in the kitchen area. Your manager is slicing meat for sandwiches when the slicer has a malfunction. Your manager's finger has been amputated. What steps would you take in dealing with the amputated part?

Answer 1

In this situation, we should first deal with the injury and then with the amputated finger

dealing with the injury : first we should lightly rinse the injury with water And cover the injury lightly with sterile cloth Or gauze. Keep the injured hande elevated above your heart to help reduce bleeding and swelling. Then put slight pressure on the wound to help stop the bleeding, Don’t squeeze or tightly bandage the injured area or any part of the finger or hand — this can cut off blood flow

dealing with the severed digit : Gently wash off the amputated finger with water or sterile saline.(do not scrub it) and cover the finger in a damp, gauze wrap. Carefully put the finger in a clean waterproof bag & place the bag that the finger is in into another larger plastic bag. At last  Place the bundle of plastic bags on ice or bag of frozen food (do not place the severed finger directly on ice)