Paramedics had an epic struggle to remove a ring that a schoolgirl had stuck on her finger.<br /><br />The team were called after Benjapa Kansum, 18, was given the steel band from a friend but after putting it on her left middle finger, it was jammed. Her finger then began swelling even more - rendering it impossible to pull off.<br /><br />Rescue workers arrived at the restaurant in Kamphaeng Phet, central Thailand on Monday night (May 18) where they spent three hours tackling the problem.<br /><br />Footage shows how the female volunteer first tried the traditional 'life hack' method of wrapping cotton thread around the ring to slowly loosen it - but that failed.<br /><br />They then tried the same trick with a plastic bag before attempting to yank it free with two different pairs of pliers, but all were ineffective. Even filing the steel ring was futile.<br /><br />The team decided to go for a tougher method by using a metal cutting power tool to slice through the ring. The frightened the girl had to look away as sparks flew but the band was finally removed. <br /><br />College student Benjapa said she will stay away from rings from now on. She said: "I tried to take it off myself but it really started to hurt. There was no way I could remove it.<br /><br />"I don't think I could wear a ring again in my life. The fear of having it stuck in my finger will haunt me forever because because of how scared I was."<br /><br />The medics gave Benjapa medication to prevent inflammation and let her go home.
