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1. Owings JT, Kennedy JP, Blaisdell FW. Injuries to the Extremities: Assessment and Management of Extremity Injuries. From ACS Surgery Online. 1 Nov. 2002. 19 Jul. 2007. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/525805

2. Reeder T: Evaluating and Preparing Wounds. In Ma OJ, Cline DM (eds): Emergency Medicine Manual, 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004, pp. 85-86. 

3. Szul AC. Emergency War Surgery. 2004 edition. Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Borden Institute. Washington, DC. 24.1-2.

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