Junior high kid comes in with a ring jammed on a finger with a swollen PIP knuckle. I try the dental floss trick. No go- too swollen and not enough compression. I try the ring cutter. Ring is apparently made out of titanium because I barley made a scratch in it. (Or my ring cutter sucks.) Snag some ribbon from an art teacher. After multiple tries (probably 7-8 times) the ring finally slides off. Woo!! I have never used the ribbon/floss trick before so I had to You Tube it, but it worked!!
foggnm
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Surgical lube works wonders as well. I had someone once say "you can't get that ring off" and I doused the finger with lube and voila!