Per reports and police radio, Mercy Flight was called to Middleport, NY on Tuesday September 3rd aruond 1:45pm after reports of an individual whose hand was severed. The injury is believed to have been sustained from a farming equipment related accident. However, it has not been confirmed what equipment or how it occurred.
The individual was transported to ECMC for emergency surgery with hopes of having the hand reattached (if determined to be salvageable by doctors). The process, called limb replantation, is an extremely complex surgical procedure that, if successful, allows patients to have a severed extremety reattached to their body. The replantation needs to occur within hours of the injury taking place.
We will provide an update if any additional information becomes available.
Mercy Flight Lands in Niagara County for Person with Severed Hand