any suggestions for a gift for a flight nurse?

hwpaintballer

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Im looking to get my sister, who is a flight nurse, a birthday gift any suggestions? I was considering a good rescue knife, preferably under $50.
 
It's a little over $50 but the Leatherman Charge just about does it all.

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I'd also would suggest a multitool, the Leatherman squirt or juice are small yet pack many useful tools.

They have several models and colors and in your price range.
 
I just gave my Daughter in law a White FRN Dragonfly,she really likes it.
Fits in pocket or purse..oh yeah she's also a nurse.
 
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I love our medical workers! They provide a necesarry service even though they are often overworked and underpaid.

as far as what to get her, thats hard without knowing what she wants. a leatherman sounds good though since it does pretty much everything.
 
Don't think about survival after a crash, think about a useful tool for live people. I'm thinking it has to have a corkscrew, bottle opener, scissors, flashlight, 2G memory and a toothpick.
 
popcornpicker said:
Don't think about survival after a crash, think about a useful tool for live people. I'm thinking it has to have a corkscrew, bottle opener, scissors, flashlight, 2G memory and a toothpick.
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Of all the ideas I have read here, this one sounds the most sensible. Why on earth try to second-guess a professional's needs as a layman, in most cases one will be off the mark. If a multi-tool was useful for her job, then why doesn't she have one already? If she doesn't have one, could that mean she has no professional use for it? Don't think about people's jobs when making presents to them, particularly not when they are family, they have a life outside the job, and would cherish when someone tries to give their non-professional side a thought.
Even with all the knowledge that I have about kitchen knives for instance, I wouldn't in my wildest dreams present a kitchen knife to a cook...
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Michael
 
I decided to get her a pink spyderco delica, not really a rescue knife but a whole lot more EDCable then a multi-tool. :thumbup: thanks for all the suggestions.
 
Been a respiratory therapist for 33 years. Give the best stethascope made and a leatherman micra. Loosearrow
 
hwpaintballer said:
I decided to get her a pink spyderco delica, not really a rescue knife but a whole lot more EDCable then a multi-tool. :thumbup: thanks for all the suggestions.
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Not a flight nurse, but I went to EMT school with a nurse looking to be one (flight nurse, I mean), ...I think you are on the right track, . . .options like glass breakers, seat belt cutters, etc., aren't really necessary, at least not by the time a chopper picks up wounded. A knife for all around EDC should be welcome. Just my opinion, though.

Oh, and do me a favor. . .thank your sister for the job she does. . .it takes b*lls of br*ss to accomplish what she does. . . (she ain't transporting geezers from the 'home' to the hospital for vaccines, afterall).

-Kyle
 
What kind of flight nurse?

On a critical care fixed wing aircraft, strap cutters and rescue knives would be pretty pointless. Multi-tools are nice because there are so many little nuts, bolts, fittings and other crap that needs to be fiddled with on the plane.

On a 911 rotor aircraft the rescue oriented cutting impliments are important. I've used them all, and a Spyderco Rescue and a Benchmade Rescuehook is what I keep coming back to. Glass punchs and all of that stuff is for the FD, and really needs to be taken care of prior to the bird showing up.

Another option for both scenerios is a good set of shears. A subsidiary of Kershaw (Miltex)makes some really nice ones that make the el-cheapo Chinese shears look like toys. A good stethescope (Littman) would be nice, but mine cost around $300 (how much do you love your sis?) and they are an item that most folks buy for themselves.
 
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