Healthcare Innovation
Group Members: Mark Kashani and Karishma Malhotra
Allen, Frederick M. 1945. Refrigeration in general surgery of limbs. The American Journal of Surgery 68, Nr. 2: 170-184. doi:10.1016/0002-9610(45)90101-2, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0002961045901012 (Zugegriffen: 10. Oktober 2018).
This peer reviewed journal on the American Journal of Surgery from Science Direct, written by Frederick Allen, mainly encompasses the theme of refrigeration when looking at severed pieces of the body. It talks about the effects of this process on the limbs of the body and how it has been used in surgery as well. Whether reattaching severed limbs or not, refrigeration is vital to keep the body parts safe and sound until the doctor and patient agree on what to do with it. This is another source that helps to prove how vital our innovation is. Without it, patients may not be able to properly keep their limbs cold until the get to the hospital delaying the process and putting their body parts at risk.
Glowatz, Elana. 2018. Stitching A Severed Limb To A Different Part Of The Body: How It Works And Why We Do It. Medical Daily. https://www.medicaldaily.com/stitching-severed-limb-different-part-body-how-it-works-and-why-we-do-it-406611 (Zugegriffen: 10. Oktober 2018).
This popular article, written by Elana Glowatz on Medical Daily, encompasses the topics of potentially attaching a severed limb to another part of the body. This article references another article from Slate News and uses many of the authors points on how to first secure the body parts so tissue and nerve damage won’t set in before any reattachment surgery. I used this as a source to promote the importance of our healthcare innovation because if a body part is not first preserved correctly, there can be no way surgeons reattach it, even to another part of the body is possible.
Hosier, Fred. 2010. “What to do When Body Parts Falls off.” Safety News Alert, September 20.
The author of the popular article, Fred Hosier, a writer for the Safety News Alert (OSHA) outlet, was able to give more in depth information on a topic many of us are not well versed in. By giving a simple step by step procedure on what to do in the unfortunate situation a body part gets severed off, we are reminded of what not to do and what to do. Hosier goes into the specifics of what to do with limbs as well as teeth that may have fallen out. This article once again helps to support our healthcare innovation because it reminds readers not to put body parts directly into contact with ice, for it will have damaging effects on the nerve endings.
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