How do you treat the bruising and pain from a comminuted fracture?
The quickest way, of course, is to simply amputate the fractured area.
Once it's cut off, the bruising and everything else are no longer an issue.
Martin Benitez let out a muffled grunt. This time he didn't scream, but instead gripped his own wrist tightly, trying to slow the flow of blood.
The distant pod of hippos, startled by the three severed fingers, paused their charge. After sniffing the bloody scent of the digits, they turned and left.
They showed disdain for this peculiar meal.
In contrast, a few crocodiles on the bank took the opportunity to slide into the water and swim toward where the fingers had fallen, drawn by the scent of blood.
"Please let me go back and bandage my wound, or I won't be able to take you to see Pablo," Martin Benitez said slowly, his head covered in sweat.
The pain from his severed fingers was actually far less than before, now at a level he could endure.
