Submitted by EnchantedCatto t3_117t3ba in askscience
MrGeekman t1_j9g6llp wrote
Reply to comment by elevenblade in when a limb gets amputated, how do they stop the flow of blood? by EnchantedCatto
>electrocautery or sometimes ultrasonic cautery
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I'm usually pretty squeamish with medical stuff like this, but those sound pretty neat! I only knew about chemical and heat-based cauterization.
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