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Novel Use of a Hemostatic Dressing in the Management of a Bleeding Leech Bite: A Case Report and Review of the Literature  Preston J. Fedor, MD  Wilderness.

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1 Novel Use of a Hemostatic Dressing in the Management of a Bleeding Leech Bite: A Case Report and Review of the Literature  Preston J. Fedor, MD  Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  Volume 23, Issue 1, Pages (March 2012) DOI: /j.wem Copyright © 2012 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Oozing leech bite immediately after direct pressure removed.
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3 Figure 2 The Y-shaped wound typical of a leech bite.
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4 Figure 3 Presumed offending leech dried dead to inside of pant leg.
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