[Sharon]

This soldier was injured when he stood on a pressure plate improvised explosive device (IED) in Afghanistan. On arrival in Birmingham, he required emergency above-the-knee amputation of his right leg. Radical debridement left a healthy wound bed, but it was a difficult wound to dress. We did not feel that conventional dressings would have been suitable for this patient. The use of a gauze-based NPWT system allowed for optimal wound healing, exudate management, and a secure dressing that was not able to slip off. Wound healing was completed with the use of skin grafts, and the soldier now walks with a prosthesis.

1. Pressure plate improvised explosive device injury


2. Site of wound after debridement, application of negative pressure wound therapy, and skin grafting

[denmetal80]

wow, thats shitty for him!

[GlassToTheArson]

Poor guy :( Quite the story for sure

[Faline]

[Jere]

damn that would really suck

[NeckKnifeWarrior]

[King Herald]

Neat, he has a map of Afghanistan tattooed on so he can remember exactly where it happened.






Sorry....

[intelxtreme]

lol that's u can't mess with taliban

[Pyramid_Head]

Man, what a mess.

[collaredgirl65]