Constantly using your trauma shears? HIGHLY RECOMENDED!
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the_negro_puppy
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Not bad, they look practical but i'd be scared of being labelled as a whacker, seems you can buy them for $14
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mycrofft
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OP, what is your review of them? (I am to understand it is just the V blade attachment and note the shears for sale as well?).
I used V blades before in USAF harness cutter and have used the big "tetrasnip" type shears pictured for decades. I have not used this product. Their claim it is good on loose materials would be a "no" for V-blades and a "yes, OK" for the shears, the "V" cutter needs either/or some lateral tension and a LOT of longitudinal tension to work. I have always found that the shears are sufficient, or manual ripping; those fractions of a second usually just SEEM to be hours long.
That said, it might replace the "escape tool" I have in my car thanks to my sister one Christmas.
I used V blades before in USAF harness cutter and have used the big "tetrasnip" type shears pictured for decades. I have not used this product. Their claim it is good on loose materials would be a "no" for V-blades and a "yes, OK" for the shears, the "V" cutter needs either/or some lateral tension and a LOT of longitudinal tension to work. I have always found that the shears are sufficient, or manual ripping; those fractions of a second usually just SEEM to be hours long.
That said, it might replace the "escape tool" I have in my car thanks to my sister one Christmas.
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I've never come across clothing that wasn't easily removable by shears and manual tearing. Seems like a very unneeded extra bulk/hassle for an already easy job.
mycrofft
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How do they work on down garments?
NomadicMedic
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I was given a pair, used them on one call... found that regular shears worked just as well.
Then my shears with the RipShear attachment were "liberated" by another person on scene and I never saw them again.
Can't say I missed them.
Then my shears with the RipShear attachment were "liberated" by another person on scene and I never saw them again.
Can't say I missed them.
How do they work on down garments?
Cutting a down garment.
A once in a career activity.
(mostly because after you have to clean it up, you will never do it again)
Bullets
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I have a pair, they are really good for cutting wetsuits off, tight girl jeans, ripping apart shoelaces
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Depends on the career. My friend is a RN that works in the ER. He says he uses his almost daily.
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I think he's referring to specifically down jackets :unsure:
bigbaldguy
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tight girl jeans/QUOTE]
Only at work I hope?
I have some of these. I love them! They work very well for removing clothes in a trauma situation. But honestly they don't work that much better than my shears alone.
The reason I love it so much is the glow-in-the-dark one keeps me from losing my shears when im working at nite in the middle of a field or a house with no power.
The reason I love it so much is the glow-in-the-dark one keeps me from losing my shears when im working at nite in the middle of a field or a house with no power.
Mountain Res-Q
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Did it once at the Snow Park for an anterior shoulder dislocation. Not so bad outside, when the ground is already white, and their is a slight breeze. There were little feathers flying over 60 acres of property. Looked like it was snowing.
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Where i work i go through about a pair of shears a week. sometimes more. This tool only comes with the bolt on attachment. Works great for cutting through dirtbike pants or any thicker material that would take a normal pair of shears sometime.
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I have a pair. They are ok when used in specific scenarios, otherwise they just sit there and make the shears heavier. A lot of people look at it and say "nice seatbelt cutter"....
Pro's:
They do a decent job of cutting through thicker stuff that you could not rip. Much less movement of the patient with this than "ripping", much faster than cutting with shears if time is a factor, great for removing laces really fast. They offer replacement blades.
Cons:
You have to make an initial cut anyway, so not useful for small cuts, price, and they make your shears a little more unwieldy.
Bottom line for me... a decent tool, has it's place, and nice to have if they adjust the price. Simply way too much money for a tool I do not "have" to have.
Pro's:
They do a decent job of cutting through thicker stuff that you could not rip. Much less movement of the patient with this than "ripping", much faster than cutting with shears if time is a factor, great for removing laces really fast. They offer replacement blades.
Cons:
You have to make an initial cut anyway, so not useful for small cuts, price, and they make your shears a little more unwieldy.
Bottom line for me... a decent tool, has it's place, and nice to have if they adjust the price. Simply way too much money for a tool I do not "have" to have.
That phrase describes about 98% of all EMS equipment.