The clinician releases the entrapped skin by cutting the cloth as indicated in the figure. Once the cloth is cut, the zipper teeth will easily disengage from the skin.
Reproduced with permission from: Fein JA, Zderic SA. Management of zipper injuries. In: Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Procedures, 2nd Edition, King C, Henretig FM (Eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2008. Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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