When operating the steamed bun machine, the woman's finger was cut off. On February 20th, Ms. Zhang from Yunyang Town, nanzhao county was negligent in operating the bun machine, but four fingers were cut off by the machine. Fortunately, the finger that was finally cut off in time was successfully connected.
In the morning, Ms. Zhang and her husband steamed steamed buns in the store together. When operating the dough mixer, Ms. Zhang accidentally brought her right hand in by the machine. With a scream, after hearing the sound, the husband found that Ms. Zhang's four fingers were cut off uniformly. The husband wrapped his wife's injured hand in a towel and picked up four broken fingers that fell to the ground. After the village doctor simply bandaged the bleeding, half an hour later, Ms. Zhang was sent to the hand surgery department of Nanyang Wanhe Hospital with four broken fingers. 10 minutes later, the patient was pushed into the operating room and four doctors relayed the operation. Nearly 6 hours later, Ms. Zhang was successfully connected with four fingers cut off.
First-aid method for cutting off fingers If the fingers are suddenly broken, it is very necessary to take first-aid measures, and whether the fingers can be connected well depends on whether the fingers are properly preserved to some extent. Generally speaking, the first aid methods of severed fingers include hemostasis, dressing, preservation of severed limbs and rapid transport.
1. First aid must find the severed finger at the same time: if the severed limb is still in the machine during on-site first aid, do not forcibly pull out the severed limb or reverse the machine to avoid aggravating the injury. Stop the machine immediately and try to disassemble the machine and take out the broken limb.
2. Treat the severed finger to stop bleeding: When treating the severed finger, sometimes the finger is not completely severed, but there is still a little skin or tissue connected, and there may be tiny blood vessels, which are enough to provide nutrition and avoid finger necrosis. Care should be taken and properly wrapped to prevent blood vessels from being twisted or stretched. Sterile or clean dressings can be used to compress and wrap the wound surface. If there is a lot of vascular bleeding, you can consider using a tourniquet to stop bleeding, but you should indicate the application time of the tourniquet.
3. Incomplete amputation of fingers should be effectively fixed: in case of incomplete amputation, the severed limb should be fixed on a splint and quickly transferred to a qualified medical institution for rescue.
4. Dry and refrigerate the severed finger: unless the severed finger is seriously polluted, it is generally unnecessary to clean it, and it should be wrapped with sterile or clean dressing. It can be stored in a dry and refrigerated way, that is, put it in a plastic bag and then put it in a container with a cover. Ice cubes should be stored at the periphery (if there is no ice at the moment, popsicles can be used instead). Do not let the severed limb directly contact the ice cubes to prevent frostbite, and do not soak the severed limb with any liquid.
In addition, in some cases, severed fingers will be swallowed by animals such as pigs, dogs and chickens. In this case, the animal can be killed immediately, and the severed finger can still be replanted. With a slight delay, the severed finger will be digested and denatured by animal gastric juice, making it difficult to survive.
How to preserve and handle the severed finger: Don't soak it in liquid after it is cut off.
With the continuous development of industry, finger amputation accidents are increasing day by day. Some people are likely to be disabled due to improper storage after amputation of their fingers.
The specialist said that after the finger was cut off, it could not be soaked in liquid, and 4℃ was the best storage temperature for the severed limb, so the injured person should be taken to the hospital as soon as possible.
According to experts, severed fingers can be replanted within 6 to 8 hours of ischemia at room temperature. Cold storage can reduce metabolic rate, and if the method is correct, the time can be extended appropriately.
The correct way is to replace the severed finger with a clean cloth towel with a sterile dressing and seal it with a plastic film. Be sure to seal it, because the broken finger can't directly contact ice or ice water, otherwise it will be frostbitten and denatured. After sealing, put it in a suitable container and put ice around it. If there is no ice, put popsicles and ice cream to keep the broken finger at 0 ~ 4℃. If the severed finger is dirty and needs to be washed, only normal saline can be used.
Tips: people engaged in mechanical operation should be careful when working. Many cases of fingers being cut off are caused by operational mistakes in work. In the event of an accident, the severed finger should be saved immediately and sent to the hospital.