trauma shears

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Hi Everyone, where is a good place online to get trauma shears that work well and aren't too expensive? Thank you!

galls.com

or boundtree or moore medical. they're all pretty much the same.

Originally Posted by joeDO2

or boundtree or moore medical. they're all pretty much the same.

I got some off of amazon (Prestige I think), and they were horrible. They had the same kind of dullness you get after trying to cut through the underwire of a bra but they were brand new.

Originally Posted by Arcan57

I got some off of amazon (Prestige I think), and they were horrible. They had the same kind of dullness you get after trying to cut through the underwire of a bra but they were brand new.

I remember the best pair of trauma shears I ever had - I lost them one day when setting up a prank to play on another crew.

Those I've had as a doc have been what I've gotten for free. As such, dull is the order of the day.

Got these:

http://www.999supplier.co.uk/robin_safety_shears

Those look pretty nice, but ~$100 for a pair of shears... yikes

Especially when a nurse or tech walks off with it. or a co-resident. I found one of mine had my shears, with my name written in pen. She had kept if for 6 months and had the gall to ask for it back when I discovered that they were mine. "But I like the color"

Yeah, get a color that stands out, but not so cool people snatch it.

allheart.com is good

i recently got some coated shears from prestige that are supposed to stay sharp longer. i'm a HAWK for my pens and shears, so i tend to keep 'em. my old pair i had for gosh, 4 years?

Originally Posted by gro2001

Those look pretty nice, but ~$100 for a pair of shears... yikes

I got them for $57 here:

http://mpsnj.com/products.html

they are a little overkill for my non-trauma center community shop, but during residency they would slice through leather jackets, belts, like butta.

These are probably the best shears I've used.
I like the ones with flouride coating as it prevents them from being "gunked up" after cutting sticky stuff, like ortho glass or whatever. Plus they seem to retain their edge longer imho.

Prestige does make other shears with no coating, and these can go dull, or bend out of shape pretty quick after a few weeks of good use in the ED.

http://www.amazon.com/Prestige-Medic...=pd_sim_hpc_15

Originally Posted by tkim

I got them for $57 here:

http://mpsnj.com/products.html

they are a little overkill for my non-trauma center community shop, but during residency they would slice through leather jackets, belts, like butta.

Can also get them here:
http://www.bigshears.com/cart/

More pricey but a few accessories available...

Anyone tried one of these?

http://www.s-cut.us.com/index.htm

Originally Posted by Hair Police

Anyone tried one of these?

http://www.s-cut.us.com/index.htm

A review in one of the EM throw-away journals said they were awesome sauce, but that it still didn' t justify the price. If only drug reps were still allowed to be cool...

I just give a verbal order to make them good and naked and it happens. Of course, I try to touch my patients as little as possible. I haven't carried trauma shears since being out of residency.

Originally Posted by Jarabacoa

I just give a verbal order to make them good and naked and it happens. Of course, I try to touch my patients as little as possible. I haven't carried trauma shears since being out of residency.

You just made everyone at JCAHO crap their pants. I'm sure you meant that after you have written an order with time and date, no abbreviations, signed and stamped and then executed a time out to ensure that you are stripping naked the correct patient for the correct procedure and the correct site that you proceed.

Originally Posted by stretched

These are probably the best shears I've used.
I like the ones with flouride coating as it prevents them from being "gunked up" after cutting sticky stuff, like ortho glass or whatever. Plus they seem to retain their edge longer imho.

Prestige does make other shears with no coating, and these can go dull, or bend out of shape pretty quick after a few weeks of good use in the ED.

http://www.amazon.com/Prestige-Medic...=pd_sim_hpc_15

same ones i was talking about, love them so far!

Originally Posted by stretched

These are probably the best shears I've used.
I like the ones with flouride coating as it prevents them from being "gunked up" after cutting sticky stuff, like ortho glass or whatever. Plus they seem to retain their edge longer imho.

Prestige does make other shears with no coating, and these can go dull, or bend out of shape pretty quick after a few weeks of good use in the ED.

http://www.amazon.com/Prestige-Medic...=pd_sim_hpc_15

I agree with the prestige ones. I've had mine for 3 years now and they still cut through clothing and other crap very easily. After having my first pair for a few months I actually bought 2 more for back up in case I lost them since I had a propensity to lose my shears. I still have the first pair...haha

$2 at sears

Originally Posted by MSmentor018

$2 at sears

Which type? Did you find them in the hardware section?

Hi Everyone, thanks for the suggestions. What is a good way to label trauma shears with my name?

Originally Posted by NERDY

Hi Everyone, thanks for the suggestions. What is a good way to label trauma shears with my name?

engraving pen

I went super high tech on the labeling. Patient ID band with a sharpie. It's still better than my stethoscope label which is tape.

Originally Posted by Apollyon

I remember the best pair of trauma shears I ever had - I lost them one day when setting up a prank to play on another crew.

You can't just leave us hanging like that. What was the prank, and was it worth the loss of the shears?

Originally Posted by Chip N Sawbones

You can't just leave us hanging like that. What was the prank, and was it worth the loss of the shears?

Ah, dude, wasn't that exciting. 1996, if I recall. Just setting up an IV bag under the wheel to squirt the crew inside the cab. Wasn't worth the loss of the shears.

Originally Posted by Apollyon

Ah, dude, wasn't that exciting. 1996, if I recall. Just setting up an IV bag under the wheel to squirt the crew inside the cab. Wasn't worth the loss of the shears.

KY Jelly or if you really hate the crew, petroleum jelly, on the wiper blades, the steering wheel.

Originally Posted by docB

I went super high tech on the labeling. Patient ID band with a sharpie. It's still better than my stethoscope label which is tape.

LOL me too!!!!

Originally Posted by tkim

KY Jelly or if you really hate the crew, petroleum jelly, on the wiper blades, the steering wheel.

Talc in the AC vents works nicely; I knew the occasional person who would use nitropaste in the door handle or lasix in the coffee, but that was probably taking it too far.....

What's funny is that I've heard of all of them, and seen all except the NTG and Lasix.

Another is to strap the stretcher to the "Jesus bar" (i.e. hanging the stretcher in the air). Alternately, although labor-intensive, is to fill the back of the bus with balloons. Oxygen with a Christmas tree really moves that along.

Originally Posted by Apollyon

What's funny is that I've heard of all of them, and seen all except the NTG and Lasix.

I've seen both. A thin layer of ntg paste on a toilet seat and the 300 lb supervisor who like clockwork takes his 3am dump. One very loud thud and a forced entry later find a diaphoretic supervisor on the floor with a skid mark the size of 747 wheel. I am amazed he didn't code right there. Two people written up and fired.

Twenty of lasix in cup of Dunkin's put another kid into acute renal failure. That prankster got fired and lost his license and had to move to another state to work.