Success in surgical intervention depends primarily on the general practicioner who makes the early diagnosis, who also makes the temporary bandages against clotting and who quickly transports the patient to the nearest surgical hospital. The arrival of patient in the shortest time period; within 6 hours after the injury, could give a guarantee for a successful surgical intervention. At a combined injury of veins and arteries, it is necessary to give, besides the minuteness surgical technic, an anti-coagulative (anti-clotting therapy during the post-operative period. We are of the opinion that every surgical department should be able to handle injuries on the outer blood vessels, which means they should have a good knowledge of basic principles on the vascular surgery.