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Urgent interventions, including therapeutic irrigation and wound debridement, are often necessary to clean the area of injury and minimize the risk of infection^[1]. Other risks of delayed intervention include long-term complications, such as deep infection, vascular compromise and complete limb loss^[1].

Another important clinical decision during acute management of open fractures involves the effort to avoid preventable amputations, where functional salvage of the limb is clearly desirable.^{[citation needed]} Care must be taken to ensure this decision is not solely based on an injury severity tool score, but rather a decision made following a full discussion of options between doctors and the patient, along with their family and care team.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c National Clinical Guideline Centre (UK) (2016). Fractures (Complex): Assessment and Management. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: Clinical Guidelines. London: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK). PMID 26913311.

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Thanks for sharing your proposed changes. I have a few notes:

Citations are placed immediately after the punctuation like this.¹
Your second sentence ref looks like it is in right place.
Can you please include page #s for your text book, if available?
Try to use a citation after every sentence, even if you are reusing it. ^{[citation needed]} tag added above
Refer to people rather than patient's as per Wikipedia style guide

Great work far! Your class is doing very well. JenOttawa (talk) 17:33, 6 November 2018 (UTC)

[:0-1] National Clinical Guideline Centre (UK) (2016). Fractures (Complex): Assessment and Management. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: Clinical Guidelines. London: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK). PMID 26913311.

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