I was on a trauma elective in Toronto as a medical student. It was really busy but the case that stood out for me was a patient who had been attacked with a machete.
His hand was almost hanging off. By the time the plastic surgeon had finished with him the bones, tendons, nerves and blood vessels had been perfectly repaired and the hand was not just saved but working. I realised that’s what I wanted to do.
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