Posted: 4/24/2013 1:21:34 PM EDT
| Picked up some EMT shears to put in the first aid kit at the last gun show, and finally got a chance to try them out in a test. Of course, they barely cut any kind of fabric. Can anybody recommend a good brand of shears that are small enough to go in a average sized pouch, that would cut through fabrics and denim if ever needed? |
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Amazon- EMT Shears
I used some on a CPR patient a few weeks back and in the moment they did take some manipulation to get it right, cutting through a thick bathrobe. It also hurts that I'm left handed and they are made for righties. Get some and practice with them. Maybe get some cheap throw away pairs to learn on and keep the good ones in your GHB/BOB/FAK. |
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Of course, they barely cut any kind of fabric. Sounds about like every pair of shears I've used 
As doc said, the more expensive ones typically cut better. One of the best I've carried was from a drug rep... one of those FDA approved jobbers that killed people 
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Quoted: I am very curious to handle a pair of these; http://netdna.coolthings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/raptor1.jpg Leatherman Raptor I like the way they fold down and store small, plus multi function. HOWEVER, I would like to handle them a good bit to try to justify the price (which I am sure will be high). http://netdna.coolthings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/raptor3.jpg Folded. Doc According to the gal in the video of these at 2013 shot show, they'll be around $70. |
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I am very curious to handle a pair of these; http://netdna.coolthings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/raptor1.jpg Leatherman Raptor I like the way they fold down and store small, plus multi function. HOWEVER, I would like to handle them a good bit to try to justify the price (which I am sure will be high). http://netdna.coolthings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/raptor3.jpg Folded. Doc I can pretty much the same thing with a Benchmade 7 hook and a set of Meratac shears for <$25. In this case, I would see low tech stuff being used under stress better. |
Best bang for the buck has to be Harbor Freight " Multipurpose Shears - item#36900 "
http://www.harborfreight.com/multipurpose-shears-36900.html these things really will cut right through multiple pennies...and they are cheap at $1.99 making them almost disposable. |
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I have many pair of the plain 'ole "EMT" shears, buy them cheap or find them, and use them as disposable. While working in the ER though, in the winter i found they didnt work so well cutting through bundled up homeless patients and motorcycle riders...........so I bought a pair of these:
BIG Shears I got the holster as well. I can pick up the cuff of longjohns, jeans, and leather chaps and cut like butter through all 3 to the belts and a swift snip finishes 'em off. You can cut jeans and shirts by starting the cut and holding the shears half open and they slice away. We were cracking a chest on a patient and for some reason (i dont remember why) the surgeons wanted a pair of shears to cut a rib.....they worked like a charm LOL |
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I have had very good luck with these. They are in all my bags. |