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[Tod Estes]

Quoting "James Binnion" <jbin at well.com>:

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> Thanks for your feedback D-ski
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>> 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.
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> Jim
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> James Binnion
> jbin at well.com
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The ring cutters that I have at my and most small hospitals are manual  
crank type ring cutters. I do remove most every ring with umbilical  
tape and curved small hemostats. The upside of removing rings in this  
manner is that the ring remains intact and the umbilical tape allows  
you to tie the ring around the patient's neck. Although it is VERY  
painful.

Tod Estes

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