Moser, Alexandre; Exadaktylos, Aristomenis; Radke, Alexander (2016). Removal of a Tungsten Carbide Ring from the Finger of a Pregnant Patient: A Case Report Involving 2 Emergency Departments and the Internet. Case reports in emergency medicine, 2016, p. 8164524. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 10.1155/2016/8164524
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Introduction. Destructive or nondestructive procedures may be used to remove rings from injured fingers. Because of their hardness, tungsten carbide rings present special problems. Case Presentation. The patient was a 33-year-old woman, two weeks before delivery, with a swollen and reddened ring finger. It was decided to remove a tungsten carbide ring from her ring finger. This was achieved by shattering the ring with locking pliers. The patient's ring finger recovered fully.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine and Anaesthesiology (DINA) > University Emergency Center |
UniBE Contributor: |
Exadaktylos, Aristomenis |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
2090-648X |
Publisher: |
Hindawi Publishing Corporation |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Romana Saredi |
Date Deposited: |
10 May 2017 16:42 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:02 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1155/2016/8164524 |
PubMed ID: |
27042363 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.94954 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/94954 |
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