Practical hospital stay knife/tool

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DocT

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i just had a stay in the hospital that happened unexpectedly. Normall, I’d have been carrying a Spyderco of some sort at that time of day. Instead, I had a Victorinox Pioneer X. This knife/tool just keeps winning me over. I used the blade to stir my tea, the scissors to open a package, and the awl to pick out a stuck pill from my bottle.

An Alox Cadet X would have been nice, too..hint, hint, Victorinox.
 
DocT said:
.. in the hospital... I had a Victorinox Pioneer X. This knife/tool just keeps winning me over. I used the blade.. the scissors...and the awl...
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I take it, that your hospital stay experience appears to have been far from uneventful :)
All thanks to the true life saver... the indispensable multitool!
The amount of fidgeting it offers
to the bored and worried mind is
the only free therapy in a hospital :)
It goes without saying that
your ecperience is now a textbook case
on why a multitool ought to be the second most important thing for a knifenut to have besides medical insurance...
.
 
SAKs just keep on producing. You'll get won over eventually on the SAK and leave the other knife home most of the time. That is pretty much where I'm at. I would have saved a lot of money if I had migrated to this point 20 years ago. Been just as happy too. But I have enjoyed buying, using, and enjoying many knives in the last 20 yeas.

My impression is that SAKs aren't high on the "to steal list" in the US unless it's a kid. Outside the US (especially 3rd world countries).... it will get stolen if left in a motel room or unattended for a period of time.
 
Well, I kept in my pocket the whole time. I wore my own clothing. Otherwise, they have a safe in the room.

You really can’t beat a SAK for practicality and usefulness. There are myriads of uses for the tools.
 
My last hospital visit was to an emergency room. There was a metal detector and guard at the door! They wouldn't let me in with my little GEC 55 so I stepped outside and stashed it in a rain drain. Fortunately it was still there and it hadn't rained two days later.
 
most hospitals have a zero tolerance policy regarding any bladed item. Most larger hospitals have a policy posted online with what is allowed/not allowed. Of course, if you live in a rural area (like me) its never an issue at my small local hospital since most of the time its farmers and ranchers coming in the door.

That being said, if legal, the SAK is a winner every time. 1) its not intimidating. 2) the tools/uses for it 3) its cheap if you get a security guard that decides to "confiscate".
 
Yup, like everyone else has said, hospitals and medical buildings around here all have that sign saying no knives, guns, and weapons.
 
I have carried a SAK more than a couple times inside a hospital in my area. I don't consider it a weapon. So, unless there are metal detectors, I carry the knife regardless of any signs. Those signs are an invitation to the criminal element or those would be criminals. FedEx has a sign in their window about firearms.... if I have a firearm on me, it goes inside for the few minutes it takes to drop off a package.
 
I’ve never had any issue carrying a gun or a knife into a hospital and I practically grew up in them. Where do you guys live? I’m talking major hospitals in downtown Portland here.
 
DocJD said:
Especially after you tell the shrink you've got several dozen ( or hundreds ) more at home ! :p

Then , break down completely and sobbingly beg for help ! :rolleyes:
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I don't really consider a psychologist a "shrink" unless they have their PhD. I would probably find out they have thousands of rounds of ammo stashed at their house. I have had procedures done three times in the last two years and each time I had a knife in my pocket not counting all the damn xrays they took before and after those three procedures which are generally a 30-45 minute visit each. They called it surgery; I call it a procedure.

They do have problems from time to time in hospitals.... unbalanced people or criminals.
 
I spend 14 days in the hospital earlier this year....when I went in I had a G&G Hawk Orbit in my pocket and a Leatherman Style CS on my Keychain. Once I was admitted I sent the Hawk home with the wife and kept the Leatherman in my room....very handy. like the OP I used it for opening, trimming, and any other little task that came up. was really all I needed, though I could see a SAK being very useful too:-)
 
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