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Firefighters remove stuck thumb ring at Heatherwood Hospital

By Becky Barnes
November 26, 2012

A hacksaw, pliers and a screwdriver were used by firefighters to remove a ring from the thumb of an 18-year-old woman.

A fire crew from Bracknell station were called to Heatherwood Hospital, Ascot, at 7.15pm last night where staff at the minor injuries unit needed assistance.

Bracknell watch manager Miles Cooper said: "The ring had got stuck and her thumb had swollen up.

"She was fine - medical staff had started trying to get it off in a number of ways."

The crew were there for around 20 minutes.

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Reminds me of the apocryphal tale of the young man who went to the emergency room (USA) complaining of a pain in his shoulder. When the doctors found no evidence of anything wrong he claimed the pain had migrated to his back. Again no outward signs of a problem.

An x-ray was performed and it was then that it became apparent what the problem was - the chap had performed an enema on himself with a glass bottle of cola, the bottle got stuck and had 'migrated' fully. He then attempted to remove the popular beverage vessel from his person using a coat hanger - which itself then got stuck.

Remember kids - plenty of roughage in your diet will avoid embarrassing episodes in the future.

Winstanley, Bracknell
26/11/2012 at 16:02

What is it with these thumb rings? If we had meant to wear them, we would have been given 5 fingers.

Timothy Jefferies, Mayor Of Crowthorne.
26/11/2012 at 14:13

Most large jewellers have a piece of equipment specially designed for cutting off rings. The fire brigade, pliers, hacksaws and a screwdriver all seem un-necessary and way over the top.