Leatherman Raptor Medical Shears

Street Samurai1978

Street Samurai1978

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I am a nurse on the surgical/trauma floor at a level one hospital. I am going to rotate out to the surgical oncology floor, basically cancer center, of the hospital. I was thinking of getting the Raptor shears, but they look more for first responders. Mostly, I'll be cutting medical tape, gauze, certain dressings, not much else, especially on the floor I'm going to. Do you think it's worth it? Bear in mind, things in the hospital, such as stethoscopes, pens and medical scissors, have a tendency to grow legs and walk away. Do you think I'd be better served buying a 10 dollar scissor?

http://www.leatherman.com/product/Raptor
 
Doesnt show a price so its hard to say... check out countycomm. They sell Maratac medical shears for a reasonable sum. For the price of the LM, you could probably get two or three. They are very good, I use em on a bunch of different things. http://countycomm.com/compactshear.html

Just resist the urge to look around when you're there, you'll end up spending way more than you thought you would!
 
Buffalohump said:
Doesnt show a price so its hard to say... check out countycomm. They sell Maratac medical shears for a reasonable sum. For the price of the LM, you could probably get two or three. They are very good, I use em on a bunch of different things. http://countycomm.com/compactshear.html

Just resist the urge to look around when you're there, you'll end up spending way more than you thought you would!
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Uhhhh.....I kinda just ignored that warning. There goes the rent.
 
A few thoughts...
Things walk, particularly nice things. so a chain or lanyard.
Also, a ring cutter is a useful tool, surprising how often people's hands and fingers swell up through injury or with IVs in. But I'm not sure how well this one will work in practice. Good ones (with cutting wheels) have a thin guard that you can usually, but always, slip under the ring to protect the finger. This one looks like it needs more space than you tend to have to get a bite on the ring without harming the patient.
On balance, I'd look at one of these if I was riding an emergency vehicle though.
 
Haha... very easy to drop cash there. Did you see they also have large size shears? I have the small ones and they work fine but seeing as how you are an actual EMT the bigger ones might be better. For $7.00 a pop you can get a few I would think.

Street Samurai1978 said:
Uhhhh.....I kinda just ignored that warning. There goes the rent.
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Buffalohump said:
Haha... very easy to drop cash there. Did you see they also have large size shears? I have the small ones and they work fine but seeing as how you are an actual EMT the bigger ones might be better. For $7.00 a pop you can get a few I would think.
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Lol saw much more than shears. Pocket grappling hooks? F##k yeah!! I'll be browsing that site for a while. Thanks for showing me that site, by the way. Good stuff.
 
The Raptor is cool looking, but if you are running around changing dressings I would imagine you are going to have to clean and sterilize your tool on occasion...the Raptor has lots of nooks and crannies, and I'm not sure how the handles would hold up in an autoclave. You might be better served by a few pairs of well made "imported" bandage scissors.
 
No worries man, they have some good stuff there, for sure. I can highly recommend the watches and the pens. I dont have a pocket grappling hook but that's not to say I wouldnt want one heheh.

Street Samurai1978 said:
Lol saw much more than shears. Pocket grappling hooks? F##k yeah!! I'll be browsing that site for a while. Thanks for showing me that site, by the way. Good stuff.
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I personally wouldn't buy the Leatherman Shears. While I love gadgets, and have more than a few Leatherman tools, I don't think they are practical. While that may sound silly, I have been a user of trauma shears for over 20 years. I have lost countless pairs, got them covered in stuff that an angle grinder couldn't clean off of them, and had them permanently borrowed. I'd be rather upset having that happen to a high dollar pair of shears.

They are neat, though.

And, yes, County Comm will separate money from your wallet. :)
 
Hi,

+1! Use whatever the hospital issues. Shears are meant to be used, abused, lost and tossed. Nor would I want you to use your shears on me after you were next door working with another patient. At least until you autoclave it.
 
Yeah, it's kind of a moot point now. Went and bought two pairs of shears from county comm, among other things. Thanks for the feedback, peeps.
 
plain jane shears. Just like seatbelt cutters, fancy rescue tools just don't hold candle to opposable thumbs! personally, Id rather use a proper ring cutter for normal soft metal rings, vice grips for tungsten carbide. unless its a thin ring you'll need lots of leverage to cut through gold with blades alone, Id think. for bandaging and such there are better scissors than crash shears, better egros, and lighter weight, unless you are using denim bandages!
 
Buffalohump said:
Doesnt show a price so its hard to say... check out countycomm. They sell Maratac medical shears for a reasonable sum. For the price of the LM, you could probably get two or three. They are very good, I use em on a bunch of different things. http://countycomm.com/compactshear.html

Just resist the urge to look around when you're there, you'll end up spending way more than you thought you would!
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that is one dangerous (to my wallet) site!!!
 
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