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Removal of a Tungsten Carbide Ring from the Finger of a Pregnant Patient: A Case Report Involving 2 Emergency Departments and the Internet
Joint Authors
Exadaktylos, Aristomenis K.
Moser, Alexandre
Radke, Alexander
Source
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-2, 2 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-03-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
2
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Moser, Alexandre& Exadaktylos, Aristomenis K.& 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،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100742
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Moser, Alexandre…[et al.]. 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 No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100742
American Medical Association (AMA)
Moser, Alexandre& Exadaktylos, Aristomenis K.& Radke, Alexander. 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. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100742
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1100742