Surgery for Victims of War (ICRC, 1998, 225 p.): 10. WOUNDS OF LIMBS: (introduction...)

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Surgery for Victims of War (ICRC, 1998, 225 p.)

10. WOUNDS OF LIMBS

		*(introduction...)*
		FIRST AID
		MANAGEMENT IN ADMISSION AREA
		INITIAL WOUND MANAGEMENT
		TECHNIQUE OF DECOMPRESSION
		METHODS OF IMMOBILIZATION
		POSTOPERATIVE FOLLOW-UP
		JOINTS
		HAND AND FOOT WOUNDS
		INJURIES OF PERIPHERAL NERVES
		VASCULAR INJURIES
		AMPUTATIONS

(introduction...)

Some 50-75% of all missile wounds and blast injuries involve the limbs. The management of soft tissue damage is described in chapter 6. Special consideration must be given to the frequently associated fractures, and damaged blood vessels and nerves.