Gas gangrene occurs:
a. with dirty, infected wounds
b. when blood flow has been slowed for a long period of time before necrosis occurred
c. when the necrosis was caused by the sudden stoppage of blood flow
d. due to obstruction of arteries
Ans: a. with dirty, infected wounds
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