Successful hand replantation in a seafarer after long-distance helicopter evacuation. A case report Hand amputation at sea (editorial comment by Eilif Dahl)

Javier Fernandez-Palacios; Orlando Garcia Duque; Ruben Alvarado Benitez; Luis Fabelo Bolanos; Jose Guterrez Calderin

Vol 60, No 1-2 (2009)

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Successful hand replantation in a seafarer after long-distance helicopter evacuation. A case report Hand amputation at sea (editorial comment by Eilif Dahl)

Javier Fernandez-Palacios, Orlando Garcia Duque, Ruben Alvarado Benitez, Luis Fabelo Bolanos, Jose Guterrez Calderin

IMH 2009;60(1-2):14-17.

Vol 60, No 1-2 (2009)

MARITIME MEDICINE Original article

Submitted: 2013-02-18

Published online: 2009-12-17

Abstract

After sustaining a clean-cut mid-carpal hand amputation on a tanker 120 miles north of Lanzarote, a 28- -year-old seafarer was evacuated by helicopter to a microsurgical unit in Gran Canaria. The amputated hand was cooled according to precise instructions. The 6-hour flight time included two refuelling stops and transfer time. The hand had been revascularized thirteen hours after the accident and was still well circulated at repatriation 3 weeks later.

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words: hand replantation; seafarer; evacuation

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Successful hand replantation in a seafarer after long-distance helicopter evacuation. A case report Hand amputation at sea (editorial comment by Eilif Dahl)

Journal

International Maritime Health

Issue

Vol 60, No 1-2 (2009)

Article type

Original article

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14-17

Published online

2009-12-17

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IMH 2009;60(1-2):14-17.

Keywords

words: hand replantation
seafarer
evacuation

Authors

Javier Fernandez-Palacios
Orlando Garcia Duque
Ruben Alvarado Benitez
Luis Fabelo Bolanos
Jose Guterrez Calderin

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