Amputation Disability Project
Elijah
Amputation
The definiton of amputation is the loss of a limb.
Symptoms of Amputation
Infection, bleeding, and crushed body tissue are all symptoms of amputation.
Cure for Amputation
There is no cure for a surgical amputation.
However, in some instances, an accidental amputation can be stapled or sewn back on.
Why I Chose This Disability
I thought it sounded cool but it turned out it's not even close to cool.
Facts About Amputation
77% of people who are amputees are male
50% people who are amputees are between 21 and 65 years old
Many diabetic amputations are preventable
The #1 cause of amputation is vascular
There are 3,000,000 amputees in the USA
Bethany Hamilton
She got her arm bit off. :-( By a shark.
Baz (the website didn't give his last name)
He got hurt in war. But he survived. :)
Toe amputation
This is the least gross picture i could find.
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Amputees in Books or Movies
Baz is a amputee in the book called ''Better Than Well:American Medicine Meets the Dream.
Famous People With Amputation
Bethany Hamillton had her arm amputaed because most of it got bit off by a shark.
Causes
This might include a traumatic injury, or a diseased or deformed body part might have to get amputated. The tissue might get to badly damaged and could have to be amputated.