[TheForge] OT: Our new website.

[James Binnion]

Jerry,

Yes that might be a good thing to do.

Thanks,

FWIW the only ring I am aware of that can't be cut with a ring cutter  
are the new tungsten carbide rings. But with a pair of vise grips  
carefully adjusted you can cause them to fracture but again the ER or  
EMS will probably use dental floss or thread to remove the ring as it  
is less traumatic. That involves wrapping the finger with the thread  
and sliding one end of the thread between the ring and finger and then  
using the thread to move the ring forward as it is unwrapped from the  
back side of the ring. It is much less traumatic then even a ring  
cutter.

Jim

On Dec 27, 2008, at 4:46 PM, Jerry Frost wrote:

> That might be a good thing to mention on the website, maybe dispell  
> a bit of misinformation right at the git go.
>
> Then again there're the folk that the more people say it ain't so  
> the more they believe it.
>
> Frosty
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> From: "James Binnion" <jbin at well.com>
>
>
>> >
>>
>> Thanks for your feedback D-ski
>>
>>> Question:  can they be cut with the equipment normally used by   
>>> emergency
>>> personnel when a finger ring is too tight and has to be removed??
>>
>> Yes, This is one of those urban legends that somehow stainless or   
>> titanium rings "can't be cut off" by EMS or emergency room staff.  
>> The  techniques used for ring removal that are used often don't  
>> even  involve cutting the band but if needs be yes they can be cut  
>> by the  high speed steel blades in emergency ring removal tools.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> James Binnion
>> jbin at well.com
>>
>>
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