immediate amputation

A doctor advised immediate amputation of her fingers, but another said he could fix them.

In view of the seriousness ofpaticnt's condition, recommended immediate amputation of limb at elbow.

In Aden, Rimbaud consulted a British doctor who mistakenly diagnosed tubercular synovitis and recommended immediate amputation.

It is suggested in Day of the Dead that the immediate amputation of bitten limbs may prevent victims from dying, but while the treatment is attempted, its success is never conclusively demonstrated.

And so Derek Dooley went to Sheffield Wednesday at seventeen and a half, his local team, until a clash with an advancing goalkeeper forced the immediate amputation of his leg in February 1953.

As the future of manufacturing investment depends on confidence in future economic performance, does my right hon. Friend think that anyone contemplating what will happen to his income will feel more confident if he is threatened with slow torture rather than immediate amputation?