Question

a student was playing a sport in gym class. she forgot, however, to remove a pair of large hoop earrings she was wearing. during the game, an earring was caught in another players finger and the girl suffered a completely avulsed earlobe. how would you care for the avulsed lobe? wrap the earlobe in a clean dressing, place it in a plastic bag and keep it on ice. wrap the earlobe in a clean dressing and place it directly on ice. wrap the earlobe in a clean dressing and keep it at body temperature.

Explanation:

When dealing with an avulsed earlobe, it should be wrapped in a clean dressing to prevent contamination and placed in a plastic bag to keep it isolated. Keeping it on ice helps to preserve the tissue by slowing down metabolic processes until medical help can be sought. Placing it directly on ice can cause ice - burn to the tissue, and keeping it at body temperature may lead to degradation of the tissue more quickly.

Answer:

Wrap the earlobe in a clean dressing, place it in a plastic bag and keep it on ice.