Editing Amputation (section)

===Self-amputation===
{{See also|Autotomy|Body integrity identity disorder}}

In some rare cases when a person has become trapped in a deserted place, with no means of communication or hope of rescue, the victim has amputated their own limb. The most notable case of this is [[Aron Ralston]], a hiker who had amputated his own right forearm after it was pinned by a boulder in a hiking accident and he was unable to free himself for over five days.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ransom |first=Cliff |date=24 July 2003 |title=Did Climber Have to Cut Off Arm to Save Life? |work=National Geographic |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/climber-ralston-amputate-arm-utah/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106010831/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2003/07/climber-ralston-amputate-arm-utah/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 6, 2019 |access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref>

[[Body integrity identity disorder]] is a psychological condition in which an individual feels compelled to remove one or more of their body parts, usually a limb.  In some cases, that individual may take drastic measures to remove the offending appendages, either by causing irreparable damage to the limb so that medical intervention cannot save the limb, or by causing the limb to be severed.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Müller |first=Sabine |date=2009-01-05 |title=Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID)—Is the Amputation of Healthy Limbs Ethically Justified? |url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15265160802588194 |journal=The American Journal of Bioethics |language=en |volume=9 |issue=1 |pages=36–43 |doi=10.1080/15265160802588194 |pmid=19132621 |issn=1526-5161}}</ref>