Novel Use of a Hemostatic Dressing in the Management of a Bleeding Leech Bite: A Case Report and Review of the Literature  Preston J. Fedor, MD  Wilderness.

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Novel Use of a Hemostatic Dressing in the Management of a Bleeding Leech Bite: A Case Report and Review of the Literature  Preston J. Fedor, MD  Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  Volume 23, Issue 1, Pages 44-48 (March 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2011.10.002 Copyright © 2012 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Oozing leech bite immediately after direct pressure removed. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2012 23, 44-48DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2011.10.002) Copyright © 2012 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 The Y-shaped wound typical of a leech bite. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2012 23, 44-48DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2011.10.002) Copyright © 2012 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Presumed offending leech dried dead to inside of pant leg. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2012 23, 44-48DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2011.10.002) Copyright © 2012 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions