Amputated finger is transpoed in:: (A) Plastic bag with wet ice, (B) Plastic bag with dry ice, (C) Plastic bag with cold saline, (D) Plastic bag with cold water
Answer is A. Amputated finger is transpoed in a Plastic bag with wet ice. "If it is anticipated that the amputated pa will be considered for replantation, it is critical to transpo the patient and the pa in an appropriate manner. The amputated pa is placed in a clean, dry, plastic bag, which is sealed and placed on top of ice in a Styrofoam container. This keep the pa sufficiently cool at 4 deg to 10 deg C without freezing. The amputated pa is wrapped in a lightly moistened saline gauze to prevent tissue drying"