Best EMS Knife

emt.dan said:
How often do you expect to use a window punch?
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Every MVA. Patient still in the vehicle? Punch the window. Why, you may ask? Because. That's what we do. The whole try before you pry... Nonsense. Just like cutters, we are gonna have to roll the roof, patients still inside.
 
Remeber343 said:
Every MVA. Patient still in the vehicle? Punch the window. Why, you may ask? Because. That's what we do. The whole try before you pry... Nonsense. Just like cutters, we are gonna have to roll the roof, patients still inside.
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I'm hoping this is sarcasm or you trying to be funny...
 
But... Protocol says if the MOI is significant you have to c-spine and long board. How else could you possibly do that with out cutting off the doors and roll the roof.
 
Remeber343 said:
But... Protocol says if the MOI is significant you have to c-spine and long board. How else could you possibly do that with out cutting off the doors and roll the roof.
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By sliding the board under their butt, or onto the edge of the seat, rotating and sliding?...
 
I'm pretty sure you need to roll the roof and cut the seat backs... Don't forget to pop the hood and cut power.
 
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Cut the animal hide roof, use trained beavers or woodpeckers to sever roof pillars, and what's a window or a spineboard?

Here's your knife:
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Window punch=lanyard ring on my ArmeeSuisse officer's knife. Or a handy rock.
 
Someone needs to list

what people have actually done repeatedly with knives/multitools on the job.
I have quickly converted double-female O2 tubing to female-male adapters a few times, used it as an ersatz O2 cylinder stem valve wrench, opened envelopes. My partner once used his Buck folder to cut carpet fro around a trapped foot. Many many instances where I tightened a screw for someone or on our equipment, or used nail cutters to cut and strip wires. Also used can opener and spear blade to eat.

Patient care? I used my shears, which also act as pretty good can openers once sterilized.
 
mycrofft said:
what people have actually done repeatedly with knives/multitools on the job.
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I apparently bought my Leatherman solely to trim my nails and screw parts back on the truck (diamond plate, padding, grab bar, RAM mount, etc.). A lot of screws can work loose in 200k miles. Other tools:
  • Tiny scissors: Loose uniform threads and making fingertip and knuckle bandages for myself. I've had a piece of my left thumbnail replaced with Transpore for the past couple days.
  • Pliers: Oxygen wrench and tightening on D tank regulators.
  • Ruler markings: Reference for estimating wound sizes, though I'm not going to actually pull it out and hold it to a patient.
  • Unnervingly sharp knife: Dinner! I've actually eaten a fruit cup with pliers, too, much to my partner's amusement.

This also seems like a good thread in which to mention the time I walked into the St. E's EMS workroom to find one of my co-workers trying to open a case door on the Toughbook by stabbing it with a knife. Then she yelled at me for approaching her when she was working with a knife. At least I saved the poor tablet.
 
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I have noticed a bunch of them carry SOGs. I have one my self with the tanto blade and the line cutter and it stays sharp.
 
I also have moved to a blunt tipped knife, i use it to pop open the locks on buzzer doors. The doors that have a catch can be tripped with a knife
 
Used my original "Armee Suisse" officer's knife to jimmy open a door with smoke coming out from under it...outside SAC headquarters. They were nonplussed as it took a special registered cylindrical key, but an unwarded inward-opening live bolt knob lock! Rest easy, America...
 
I never leave home without a knife.

Don't invest in something that you would mind losing. I'm never spending more than $50 on a blade. You never know if you'll forget it in the heat of the moment, lose it, or worst case scenario, have one of your patient snatch it when you're not looking.

Often, pantie ...ahem... penny cutters work well.
 
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