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NREMT EMT

Category - Trauma

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When dealing with amputated body parts, management should include:
  1. Wrapping them in a multi-trauma dressing to maintain sterility.
  2. Wrapping them in an occlusive dressing to maintain moisture.
  3. Soaking them in saline solution and placing them directly on ice.
  4. Placing them in a plastic bag and then placing them on ice.
Explanation
Answer: D - When transporting amputated body parts you should place them into a plastic bag and then place the bag on ice to decrease the decomposition rate. Be sure not to place the body part directly onto the ice, as the capillaries can freeze and become damaged when thawed. The amputated body part is not sterile to begin with, so placing it into a dressing to maintain sterility is not necessary.
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