[header] How to preserve a severed limb [title] Call emergency services. [step] You must immediately call emergency services if someone has suffered the loss of a limb. If an injury has occurred where there is no phone service, or emergency services cannot be contacted or will be unable to reach the victim, do everything you can to get the victim somewhere where you can get them additional help. 
[title] Take care of the injured person first. [step] Do not expend any attention, energy, or time on a severed limb until the injured person has been tended to.