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Child gets finger trapped in drain grate: Rescue operation

A five-year-old girl got her fingers stuck in the drainage grating of a bathtub in Wiesbaden. Rescue workers had to free the child on Monday evening. To do so, they first cut off the drain pipe with a side cutter, according to the Wiesbaden fire department on Tuesday. However, further attempts...

A light box with a red cross hangs outside the emergency room of a hospital. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de
A light box with a red cross hangs outside the emergency room of a hospital. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

Rescue operation - Child gets finger trapped in drain grate: Rescue operation

A five-year-old girl got her fingers stuck in the drainage grating of a bathtub in Wiesbaden. Rescue workers had to free the child on Monday evening. To do so, they first cut off the drain pipe with a side cutter, according to the Wiesbaden fire department on Tuesday. However, further attempts to get the fingers out of the metal grate initially failed. The child was eventually taken to hospital. There, the girl was put under general anesthesia and the sieve was cut.

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The rescue operation took place in Wiesbaden, a city located in the German state of Hesse. The rescue force consisted of local fire department personnel. Despite initial efforts, accidents occurred during the operation, requiring the child to be taken to the hospital for further treatment. The fire department later revealed that the rescue operation involved cutting off the drain pipe with a side cutter and eventually putting the child under general anesthesia to free her trapped fingers.

Source: www.stern.de

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