BEST trauma shears?

flightnurse2b, LPN · Mar 2, 2008

have you tried the smith and wesson's heavy duty sheers? i have a couple pair of those and they are spectacular.

Blee O'Myacin, BSN, RN · Mar 3, 2008

jadamsrn said:
Ok, here's the deal.
I was mocked by my new colleagues for having sissy trauma shears the other day. Truthfully, they were good once but have gone so dull that they could barely cut a bubba lady's panties and corset. So where could I order some freakin' macho trauma shears?

Hmm.. the free ones from the drug reps always worked for me, and I've never been sad when they fall into the toilet when I forget that I've jammed them into the back waistband of my pants...

Maybe your macho trauma shears will have a built in laser sight... that would be sweet....

Blee

sjt9721, BSN, RN · Mar 3, 2008

The best? Any pair that has a drug name on the handle and are free!

Larry77, RN · Mar 4, 2008

Ok...I'm a bit of an equipment snob...I love my 70$ trauma shears from Big Shears

People make fun of me but who do they ask for scissors from when they have to cut heavy duty clothes off of a patient?

One bad thing about these shears is that they are very heavy compared to the basic trauma/utility shears. They make a holster but I did not buy one because I use my cargo pockets of my aviator scrubs which are buff and hold them fine and I have my stethoscope in the opposite pocket so it balances my pants out.

I have cut many leather pants, football pads and wet-suits off with these and I probably could remove digits if needed :)

If the guy from Bigshears is reading this I'll take my kickback now...lol

HYPEractiveTTU · Mar 8, 2008

I cosign Larry's endorsement of bigshears. They are definitely not sissy. They are the Chuck Norris of trauma shears.

rlgiv · Mar 18, 2008

I am using yellow Avelox shears and they are better than anything I have ever actually bought.

cccnurse · Mar 18, 2008

rlgiv said:
I am using yellow Avelox shears and they are better than anything I have ever actually bought.

Avelox Shears!!!

Oh man am I jealous. All we get from Avelox is boxes of antibiotics, and an occasional banana bread from Tim Horton's.

Well I can't talk too bad about the banana bread... I almost got to see a smackdown over the banana bread once between the nurses and the doc... that was fun.

rlgiv · Mar 18, 2008

cccnurse said:
Avelox Shears!!!
Oh man am I jealous. All we get from Avelox is boxes of antibiotics, and an occasional banana bread from Tim Horton's.
Well I can't talk too bad about the banana bread... I almost got to see a smackdown over the banana bread once between the nurses and the doc... that was fun.

They give us pens to........and badge holders.......donuts but, bannana bread would really be special.

northshore08 · Mar 19, 2008

I usually carry the mini version of the usual ER trauma shears, but I don't like them very much. They are okay for basic trimming of cast stuff or bandage cutoff. When the real cuttin' has to happen, most places I have worked have a large drug-rep-related pair hanging in the trauma room or at the nurses station--sometimes attached to the department's oxygen tank key or another bulky item to prevent it from "growing legs."

I'm getting ready to work some on the North Shore, so I am thinking about the wetsuit issue. The good ol' boys where I worked last wore a lot of biker leather and boots. Might have to try those bigshears--I will mention your name, larry77!

Jennifer, RN · Dec 4, 2009

I agree with some of the previous posters that the best shears are free. I have lost too many in the heat of a trauma or critical alert to ever want to pay for another pair.

Emergency RN · Dec 4, 2009

Benchmade Rescue Hook model 7 (~ $30)

http://www.benchmade.com/products/7

See video: http://7hook.benchmade.com/

But of course, nothing beats free, LOL...