Multiple Choice
A patient who amputated his thumb in a lawnmower accident hands the emergency department nurse his thumb in a glass jar.The nurse should:
A) Place the thumb in a baggie with iced lactated Ringer solution.
B) Wrap the thumb in plastic wrap, and place it on ice.
C) Leave the thumb in the jar, and place it in the refrigerator.
D) Wrap the thumb in a cloth saturated with normal saline, and place it in a baggie.
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