Wearing rings

[ultrarunner]

I realize people getting injuries from wearing a ring is a real thing but I often wonder if the second hand stories are real or not.

I’ve cut rings off at work…

Once swelling and fear take over sometimes it’s the only option…

We tell patients not to wear any jewelry on surgery day…

 

[dodge man]

I got stung by a wasp on my hand near my ring finger. Luckily my daughter was there and said you’d better get your ring off. It started swelling up a minute later.

 

[rontaki]

Second hand? I can give you the name of the local guy without part of his ring finger if you would like? You might even know him. There are also online photos if you google it. (Not of his finger)

Is it common? No, but neither is hydraulic oil injection. Which can be far more serious. It still happens though.

One of the former owners of my house suffered hydraulic oil injection due to a leak in a hose. He lived and went back to work, although he was still leaving oily fingerprints for a while afterwards.

 

[GrandpaSmurf825]

One of the former owners of my house suffered hydraulic oil injection due to a leak in a hose. He lived and went back to work, although he was still leaving oily fingerprints for a while afterwards.

It's a real thing and can easily be mistaken for a puncture wound. Because most hydraulic hoses have wire under the skin it can feel like you were poked with a protruding wire. So it is brushed off as nothing.

The human body can't get rid of the oil that is in the tissue. Untreated it becomes serious quickly. Any liquid injection is extremely dangerous.

I can tell you think it is a joke. If your 'former owner" truly had an injection injury he didn't get over it without medical attention.

Newer diesel engines with common rail injection that can have rail pressures as high as 50,000 PSI are a new hazard. They tell you that if you think a component like the rail might be damaged to replace it rather than take a chance with it.

This is one of many articles easily found on the subject. Immediate and proper treatment is critical.

Hydraulic-Injection Injury: Insidious, Potentially Devastating

Injection a risk at pressures as low as 100 psi

www.constructionequipment.com

 

[RayIN]

It's a real thing and can easily be mistaken for a puncture wound. Because most hydraulic hoses have wire under the skin it can feel like you were poked with a protruding wire. So it is brushed off as nothing.

The human body can't get rid of the oil that is in the tissue. Untreated it becomes serious quickly. Any liquid injection is extremely dangerous.

I can tell you think it is a joke. If your 'former owner" truly had an injection injury he didn't get over it without medical attention.

Newer diesel engines with common rail injection that can have rail pressures as high as 50,000 PSI are a new hazard. They tell you that if you think a component like the rail might be damaged to replace it rather than take a chance with it.

This is one of many articles easily found on the subject. Immediate and proper treatment is critical.

Hydraulic-Injection Injury: Insidious, Potentially Devastating

Injection a risk at pressures as low as 100 psi

www.constructionequipment.com

Although not as serious, an injection injury from a high-pressure washer is a bad thing too.

 

[EscapedSuburbia]

Like others, I had two coworkers get serious injuries because of wedding rings. One was degloved when his ring caught on something and another who worked in the motor pool got a serious burn from a car battery. After the second one the company banned jewelry at work. I haven't worn my wedding ring in decades and my wife understands why. I tried a silicone ring for awhile but found it uncomfortable.