A patient has had part of his right thumb amputated in an accident. Friends have retrieved the thumb and wrapped it in a towel. When you arrive, you would demonstrate appropriate handling of the amputated part by:
a. placing the thumb in a plastic bag filled with ice.
b. keeping the thumb in the towel.
c. placing the thumb in a container of sterile saline or sterile water.
d. wrapping the thumb in a moist sterile dressing, placing it in a sterile bag, and keeping it cool.
Answer: d
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