Nov 15, 2025 · To use the string wrap technique, wrap a thin piece of thread or dental floss tightly around your finger, starting at your middle knuckle and working your way to the edge of the ring. Slip …

One of our pediatric ER nurses demonstrates the string trick for removing a tight ring from the finger of one of our pediatric ER clerks.

Pass one end of about 2 feet of string, umbilical tape, or thick silk suture between the ring and the finger. Use the tip of a hemostat under the ring to grasp the string and pull it through.

Mar 29, 2024 · This method involves wrapping a thin string or dental floss tightly around the finger starting from the tip, just beyond the ring, and moving downward toward the base of the finger. The …

Aug 17, 2023 · Removing a ring that’s too tight or too snug to slip over your knuckle, is actually easier and faster than you’d ever imagine… All it takes is a piece of string!

When body parts with rings begin to swell, the ring acts as a tourniquet and prevents blood and lymph from returning to circulation. With severe swelling, the restriction of the ring can lead to necrosis and …

What can you do to remove a ring that’s stuck on your finger? Relax, don't panic about having to cut the ring off just yet; we have a few methods for you to try!

Mar 28, 2024 · This method involves wrapping a thin string or dental floss tightly around the finger starting from the tip, just beyond the ring, and moving downward toward the base of the finger. The …

Oct 1, 2025 · Start wrapping a slick piece of string, such as dental floss, from the fingertip side of the knuckle toward the ring. Wrap the string snugly. Each wrap should be right next to the one before. …

We describe a modified string technique for ring removal from an edematous finger, a critical step in the initial treatment of a patient with upper-extremity trauma.