Ring Cutter Question

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Specializes in Emergency.

Looking to purchase a good ring cutter for the ED. What do you guys recommend/use? We would like an electric one, and our old one gave up after 10+ years...

Thanks:)

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Specializes in school nursing, ortho, trauma.

i believe this is the one we use:

http://www.colonialmedical.com/catalog/Electric-Ring-Cutter-p-21910.html

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Specializes in Trauma/ED.

We love ours:

www.ringcutter.com

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Specializes in Emergency.

We use the GEM ring cutter system, works great for us.

http://www.ringcutter.com/Index.asp

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Specializes in ER.

we have a Gem Cutter. Easy to use.

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

Another GEM user! Works fairly well.

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Specializes in ORTHOPAEDICS-CERTIFIED SINCE 89.

Oh it hurts my heart to see rings cut. My grandmother never had a wedding ring so my mother bought her one when she and Daddy got married. The nursing home cut grandmother's off right through the engraving on the inside. I know it is necessary but you are trying other means aren't you?

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

In our ER, generally when a ring has to come off via a cutter, the other means have been exhausted (string, lube, etc.).

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Specializes in Trauma/ED.

Also if you are careful and cut it in two places jeweler's can reattach it really well...and yes, only cut off as a last resort, usually pt's are very grateful because they and we have tried everything.

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