Comments on: Cut Your Way Out in An Emergency Situation http://www.itstactical.com/warcom/knives/cut-your-way-out-in-an-emergency-situation/ Imminent Threat Solutions Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:51:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike Petrucci http://www.itstactical.com/warcom/knives/cut-your-way-out-in-an-emergency-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-41075 Mike Petrucci Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:59:08 +0000 http://www.itstactical.com/?p=1755#comment-41075 I guess the only thing is that with a regular knife, you risk cutting something you didn't plan on cutting. Which could really suck! Haha! I guess the only thing is that with a regular knife, you risk cutting something you didn’t plan on cutting. Which could really suck! Haha!

]]> By: Jonny knives http://www.itstactical.com/warcom/knives/cut-your-way-out-in-an-emergency-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-41069 Jonny knives Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:04:36 +0000 http://www.itstactical.com/?p=1755#comment-41069 That's a cool little cutting tool. Isn't an old fashioned knife just as good though? I don't know, what do you think? I think if you can skin a deer, you can cut a seat belt. That’s a cool little cutting tool. Isn’t an old fashioned knife just as good though? I don’t know, what do you think? I think if you can skin a deer, you can cut a seat belt.

]]> By: Runflat http://www.itstactical.com/warcom/knives/cut-your-way-out-in-an-emergency-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-3056 Runflat Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:35:11 +0000 http://www.itstactical.com/?p=1755#comment-3056 Being an EMT I happen to carry a Benchmade Rescue Hook #5 when I am working on the ambulance. It does virtually everything I could want, cut clothes, cut seat belts and even open oxygen tanks (that's why I carry a 5 not a 7, no O2 wrench). I like the Hook because it is smaller and does double duty. I carried trauma shears for a while but retired them after I got my Rescue Hook...there is always a pair on the ambulance if I really need to cut a penny anyway. On another note the only time I could see a need for the trauma shears over the Rescue Hook is when the patient has an imbedded object that should not be removed. That's when having the shears to cut the object could be useful. How I carry my gear explains it's usefulness, the Rescue Hook I wear, the trauma shears sit in the ambulance. Being an EMT I happen to carry a Benchmade Rescue Hook #5 when I am working on the ambulance. It does virtually everything I could want, cut clothes, cut seat belts and even open oxygen tanks (that’s why I carry a 5 not a 7, no O2 wrench). I like the Hook because it is smaller and does double duty. I carried trauma shears for a while but retired them after I got my Rescue Hook…there is always a pair on the ambulance if I really need to cut a penny anyway.

On another note the only time I could see a need for the trauma shears over the Rescue Hook is when the patient has an imbedded object that should not be removed. That’s when having the shears to cut the object could be useful.

How I carry my gear explains it’s usefulness, the Rescue Hook I wear, the trauma shears sit in the ambulance.

]]> By: gilligan0211 http://www.itstactical.com/warcom/knives/cut-your-way-out-in-an-emergency-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-2598 gilligan0211 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:39:04 +0000 http://www.itstactical.com/?p=1755#comment-2598 The purpose is to cut a penny in half. LOL. The point I think he makes with trauma shears, is that they are really strong, and I have noticed that after cutting through different entanglements (mainly underwater) you can take off any metal that may be deformed by opening and closing them a few times. If you must have shears, buy diving shears, they are more expensive, but they last, and their center point is much stronger. I'm considering the model 7 as an add-on since it is so compact. The purpose is to cut a penny in half. LOL. The point I think he makes with trauma shears, is that they are really strong, and I have noticed that after cutting through different entanglements (mainly underwater) you can take off any metal that may be deformed by opening and closing them a few times. If you must have shears, buy diving shears, they are more expensive, but they last, and their center point is much stronger. I’m considering the model 7 as an add-on since it is so compact.

]]> By: Ed http://www.itstactical.com/warcom/knives/cut-your-way-out-in-an-emergency-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-2103 Ed Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:53:59 +0000 http://www.itstactical.com/?p=1755#comment-2103 The advantage the hook has over the shears is the lack of moving parts. I have had a brand new pair of shears pop on me at the most awkward moment. I bought mine for short haul helicopter ops but decided the hook wasn't quite large enough for the line. I changed to a designated serrated fixed blade on my harness for that task. Nevertheless it is small, easily carried and its usefulness makes it worth the space it takes up. The advantage the hook has over the shears is the lack of moving parts. I have had a brand new pair of shears pop on me at the most awkward moment.

I bought mine for short haul helicopter ops but decided the hook wasn’t quite large enough for the line. I changed to a designated serrated fixed blade on my harness for that task.

Nevertheless it is small, easily carried and its usefulness makes it worth the space it takes up.

]]> By: ITS Admin http://www.itstactical.com/warcom/knives/cut-your-way-out-in-an-emergency-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-1426 ITS Admin Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:05:18 +0000 http://www.itstactical.com/?p=1755#comment-1426 Brian, Trauma Shears wouldn't exactly be feasible to carry during airborne ops, whether on a lanyard or not. What exactly is the tactical need to cut a penny in half for a tool built for rescue purposes? Thanks for your comments, Bryan Brian,

Trauma Shears wouldn’t exactly be feasible to carry during airborne ops, whether on a lanyard or not. What exactly is the tactical need to cut a penny in half for a tool built for rescue purposes?

Thanks for your comments,
Bryan

]]> By: ITS Admin http://www.itstactical.com/warcom/knives/cut-your-way-out-in-an-emergency-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-1418 ITS Admin Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:47:39 +0000 http://www.itstactical.com/?p=1755#comment-1418 Smashy, great side-by-side photo! Thanks for the link and your comment! Smashy, great side-by-side photo! Thanks for the link and your comment!

]]> By: ITS Admin http://www.itstactical.com/warcom/knives/cut-your-way-out-in-an-emergency-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-1417 ITS Admin Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:46:51 +0000 http://www.itstactical.com/?p=1755#comment-1417 Mike, no noticeable bulge. Stay tuned for a product that can be used to attach MALICE clips to your belt. We'll try to work on getting an "8" too. Thanks for the compliment on the photos and your comments! Mike, no noticeable bulge. Stay tuned for a product that can be used to attach MALICE clips to your belt. We’ll try to work on getting an “8″ too.

Thanks for the compliment on the photos and your comments!

]]> By: Brian http://www.itstactical.com/warcom/knives/cut-your-way-out-in-an-emergency-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-1325 Brian Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:36:52 +0000 http://www.itstactical.com/?p=1755#comment-1325 Mine sits in a place of prominence(at the bottom of my gear cage). Get a fresh pair of trauma shears and attach them to a spring loaded retractor coil. The cutters fit nicely behind any molle pouch (try a snag free location). When you're done cutting you won't loose them (easy to do in a mass casualty scenario). Shears are cheap and pleniful. Throw away the dull ones. Can the Benchmade cut a penny in half? Parachutes? MFF- iffy. S/L you better be quick airborne! Mine sits in a place of prominence(at the bottom of my gear cage). Get a fresh pair of trauma shears and attach them to a spring loaded retractor coil. The cutters fit nicely behind any molle pouch (try a snag free location). When you’re done cutting you won’t loose them (easy to do in a mass casualty scenario). Shears are cheap and pleniful. Throw away the dull ones. Can the Benchmade cut a penny in half? Parachutes? MFF- iffy. S/L you better be quick airborne!

]]> By: mr.smashy http://www.itstactical.com/warcom/knives/cut-your-way-out-in-an-emergency-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-1269 mr.smashy Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:28:40 +0000 http://www.itstactical.com/?p=1755#comment-1269 Here is some of the hook family side-by-side: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hodgepodge/2441495622/ The pouch takes up one column and five rows of PALS. Here is some of the hook family side-by-side: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hodgepodge/2441495622/

The pouch takes up one column and five rows of PALS.

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