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> That said a crushed hand or cut off finger? That is one of those where seconds matter and the fire truck/ambulance combo would be used.

Unless there is uncontrolled bleeding that is definitely not a "seconds matter" situation. Sure, you want to get to a surgeon sooner rather than later, but an extra 5 minutes isn't going to matter.

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How do you suspect fingers become severed? As if intentionally with surgical precision? Or by more violently messy and accidental means? Do you think only a trickle of blood comes out when one of your whole digits becomes separated from your hand? How certain are you that "5 minutes" isn't going to matter in most cases? And how certain are you that in most cases there won't be "uncontrolled bleeding?"

Where do you even begin to make that sort of claim?

Fingers that are torn or crushed don't tend to bleed much, in my experience. The ragged edges of the injury site make for quick clotting.

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