TY  - JOUR
T1  - REmoval of ring from swollen finger
AU  - Exner FB
Y1  - 1969/10/20
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1969.03160290110040
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 558
EP  - 558
VL  - 210
IS  - 3
N2  - To the Editor:— 
    I was shocked at a recent picture of firemen sawing a hole to free a child's finger, stuck in a lug hole of an auto wheel. It took an hour, when the finger could have been freed painlessly in a couple of minutes by the same method I use to remove a ring from a swollen finger. I have used the method for some 40 years, can't remember where I learned it, and thought it was generally known. Apparently it isn't, and it should be.It is usually possible to pass a string through the ring. The string is then wound tightly around the swollen side, making a half-dozen turns next to the ring. It is then un-wound from the other side while exerting tension on the string. (Figure). This is continued until the ring is free.
SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1969.03160290110040
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1969.03160290110040
ER  -