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A man with a ring stuck on his penis had to be cut free by ten firefighters, it has been reported.

Two fire engines were called to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in London after staff were unable to remove the ring. It took the firemen 20 minutes to cut the ring off.

Firefighters have been forced to carry out the procedure on two previous occasions between April 2010 and May 2011, according to Metro.

The most recent incident is just one of 417 involving people stuck in objects, machinery or furniture that London firefighters have attended to so far this year.

A reported 36 people had to be freed from handcuffs, a man in Kingston upon Thames needed help after getting wedged in a child's toy car and several people managed to get toilet seats stuck on their heads.

An ironing board and a DVD player were also among the unusual objects that members of the public have become entangled in.

Dave Brown, the brigade's assistant commissioner for operations and mobilising, asked the public to be more careful and to avoid getting into such "ridiculous" situations that take up firefighters time.

"These incidents are time-consuming, costly and take up the precious time of our crews who are then unavailable to attend other, potentially life-threatening emergencies," he said.