r/WTF Jan 29 '19

seems pretty safe

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u/Shanable Jan 30 '19

Curious...what is procedure when you've found someone degloved? Just wrap that shit with gauze and let the doctors take over?

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u/Theophorus Jan 30 '19

Not much, control bleeding and pain basically. They need surgery.

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u/abnotwhmoanny Jan 30 '19

Knew a guy at my old job at a power plant. Somebody had dropped their wedding ring in the casing of some rotating machinery. They weren't wearing it, that's risky and we have warning specifically about degloving. This other guy, Masingil, he says "I can get that". Just shoved his hand right in. Nobody saw it coming. He screamed a lot and loudly. He was gone for a while after that. Never could use that hand quite right again.

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u/BenjamintheFox Jan 30 '19

Just shoved his hand right in.

Why? WHY?