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Courtney Merlo, DO

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Residency: Henry Ford Hospital

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EMS , Orthopedics

Severe Finger Entrapment in Gas Filler Cap Valve

3/23/2025 Robert Poth, DO , Courtney Merlo, DO , Andrew Park, MD , Akshay Srikanth, MD , Robert Klever, MD

How do you manage a case of a patient's finger stuck so completely in a Ford Explorer gas valve that EMS arrives with part of the vehicle attached to your patient? Hint: Consider the use of a nasophar

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