He must have been doing it himself

[whisky-dave]

Doctors report rare case of ?penile strangulation?

but did they really need to use an angle grinter ?

[bert]

In article , whisky-dave writes

Well a power washer wouldn't be much use.

[Graham.]

[whisky-dave]

Or a laser cutter, but I'd have thought a block of ice would have worked af ter all you know the saying "what goes up must come down".

[Graham.]

Would they have used a medical "multimasrer" type tool?

says they won't cut flesh, I have to report I havn't tried to with my Work-zone, and anyway I don't possess a c*ck ring.

[Graham.]

The whole cold shower libedo killing thing is a myth. It's a wonder how it ever started.

[John Rumm]

Depends on how long its been up!

Cross your legs[1] and watch:

[1] probably not voluntary anyway!

[Brian Gaff]

Actually this is not uncommon. The usual treatment is ice so the errection reduces enough for removal.

Maybe this is just the Irish method, over kill.

Brian

[Chris J Dixon]

I guess most jewellery is comparatively soft metal.

Chris

[Caecilius]

Using an angle grinder on a "titanium-based ring" must have produced a decent shower of sparks.

[Graeme]

In message , Caecilius writes

Hope he shaved his pubes, otherwise instant bonfire :-)

[bert]

I think I'd try WD40 first.

[Johnny B Good]

The mistake that chap made with his 'poor chap' was in using a titanium ring. Titanium is a bugger to machine (and therefore cut) unlike brass, silver or gold (or even stainless steel).

It surprises me that the medics didn't think to use leeches which, just for once ISTM, would have been a valid choice to drain the excess of blood and deflate the erection. One has to wonder just how small a diameter of ring did this chap choose to use on his 'chap'?

[bert]

19th century technology strikes again

Too small.

[John Rumm]

Part of the difficulty I suspect that if you get swelling beyond that normally expected (i.e. things balloon up either side of the ring), even a "normal" deflating may not be enough to slide it off. Add to that the comment made in the video I linked above about how after 4 hours ischemia sets in, and the blood basically starts to clot. Its then often too thick to flow our via the normal mechanisms - and someone has to get stab happy with something pointy!

[harry]

They have oscillating "angle grinders" in the NHS. They're used for cutting away plaster casts. We used to get them in for repair from time to time.

[Tim Watts]

Your knowledge of the subject is disturbing, John!

[John Rumm]

Not half as disturbing as the remedies suggested by the urologist in the video ;-)

[dennis]

Would anyone here be stupid enough to use a titanium ring when they probably have some cable ties in the tools box?

[Tim Watts]

Velcro tape (cable tidy, double sided/self joining) would be a better bet. Not that I've thought too much about this application!