Accident Teen’s Six Hours Ordeal After Finger Gets Stuck in Door Knob

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of Khaosod.

 

A 16-year-old girl from Pak Thong Chai district endured a six-hour ordeal after her little finger became stuck inside a malfunctioning door knob, prompting a rescue mission to free her.

 

According to Mr. Chaisit Phuparat, head of the Hook 31 Rescue Unit in Nakhon Ratchasima, his team was contacted by the emergency department of Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital early morning of 26 May. They were requested to bring specialised cutting tools to assist in freeing the girl’s finger, which had been trapped since approximately 02:00.

 

The teenager, referred to only as Miss A, was trying to unlock the door to her bedroom when the knob jammed. In a desperate attempt to release the mechanism, she inserted her left pinky finger into the keyhole, only to find it stuck and impossible to remove. Over several hours, her finger began to swell, increasing the danger of serious injury.

 

Initial efforts to remove the door knob at her home were unsuccessful. She was then taken to Pak Thong Chai Hospital, which lacked the specialised equipment required for extraction and later transferred to Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital.

 

At the hospital, rescue workers used precision cutting tools to dismantle the door knob piece by piece while doctors administered local anaesthetic to manage her pain. The delicate operation took over 30 minutes.

 

Mr. Chaisit confirmed that the pinky finger was finally released without further injury, though the patient is still under medical observation. Doctors reported that the finger remained numb after removal, raising concerns about possible nerve damage.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khaosod 2025-05-27.

 

 

 

[Gottfrid]

That´s just very dumb