Traumatic Amputation of Finger From an Alligator Snapping Turtle Bite

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Traumatic Amputation of Finger From an Alligator Snapping Turtle Bite Robert D. Johnson, MD, Cynthia L. Nielsen, MD Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 27, Issue 2, Pages 277-281 (June 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2016.02.003 Copyright © 2016 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Macrochelys temminckii. Courtesy of the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2016 27, 277-281DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2016.02.003) Copyright © 2016 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Map of Macrochelys temminckii distribution. Courtesy of the US Geologic Survey; August 22, 2015. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2016 27, 277-281DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2016.02.003) Copyright © 2016 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Injury photograph of the hand. Courtesy of J. Andrew Jensen, MD. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2016 27, 277-281DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2016.02.003) Copyright © 2016 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 4 Injury photograph of the hand, preoperatively. Courtesy of J. Andrew Jensen, MD. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2016 27, 277-281DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2016.02.003) Copyright © 2016 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 5 Radiograph of the hand (A/P view). Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2016 27, 277-281DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2016.02.003) Copyright © 2016 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 6 Radiograph of the hand (lateral view). Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2016 27, 277-281DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2016.02.003) Copyright © 2016 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 7 Illustration of proper handling. Courtesy of Animal and Wildlife Immobilization and Anesthesia. 2nd ed. Ames, IA: John Wiley and Sons; 2014. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2016 27, 277-281DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2016.02.003) Copyright © 2016 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions