One Transported To Hospital With Thumb Lodged In Bathroom Sink
Incident Type:
Assist Citizen
Dispatch:
Friday, February 10, 2017 - 11:21am
Arrival:
Friday, February 10, 2017 - 11:26am
Address:
Sherman Terrace
Madison, WI 53703
Madison, WI 53703
Narrative:
The Madison Fire Department was called to a Sherman Terrace residence after an occupant got her thumb stuck in the drain of her bathroom sink.
The thumb was "stuck at the first knuckle," according to paramedics and EMTs who came to her aid. Paramedics applied lubricant to the thumb and drain but were unable to get her hand out of the sink.
Engine Company 3 and Medic 3 ultimately dismantled the sink, and the woman was transported to a local Emergency Room with the sink bowl still on her finger.
Posted 02/13/2017 - 4:49am
Contacts:
Cynthia Schuster (Public Information Officer)