Bilateral hand amputation

Case contributed by Jeffrey Cheng , 23 May 2017
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Jeffrey Cheng, 25 May 2017

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Self-afflicted injury made by slicing both hands across buzzsaw following history of mental health issues. First aid and bilateral tourniquets were applied at the scene. Flown into tertiary trauma centre for stabilisation.

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