What to Do When It's More Than an Owie

Summary


Between severed fingers, nail gun shootings and ragged hedge trimmer accidents, power-tool injuries force people into unexpected territory.

Local doctors offered advice for these peculiar, but increasingly common, emergencies. First, the basics: keep the wound clean, keep pressure on it to stop the bleeding, and get to the hospital.

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What to Do When It's More Than an Owie

If you cut off your finger

Tourniquet the wound, if possible, said Dr. Ian Kramer, emergency department medical direct...

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