trauma shears
Paramedic's cutting tool
Trauma shears are heavy-duty scissors designed for emergency medical situations, with a blunt tip to cut through clothing, bandages, seatbelts, or other materials without injuring the patient.
One blade typically has a serrated edge for grip, and the angled handle allows cutting while keeping the blade flat against skin.
Standard equipment for paramedics and emergency rooms: She grabbed the trauma shears and cut away his shirt to assess the wound.
Prehospital emergency caregiver
- EMTPrehospital care professional
- first responderInitial crisis scene personnel
- ambulanceEmergency medical transport
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
urgent · life-saving · stabilize · critical · casualty · accident scene · golden hour · prehospital
Pivoted twin-blade cutter
- bladesSharp flat cutting parts
- serratedHaving toothlike projections
- stainless steelRust-proof iron alloy
- ergonomicDesigned for bodily efficiency
grips · snips · cutter · bandage scissors · utility · sheath · holster · belt clip
Act of freeing
- firefighterEmergency blaze responder
- search and rescueFinding and saving people
- entrapmentDefense against induced criminality
- debrisScattered broken fragments
collapse · accident · tactical · swift water · disaster response · protective gear
Strips covering wounds
- gauzeOpen-weave medical fabric
- surgicalRelating to operations
- sterileFree from microorganisms
- hemostatClamp stopping vessel flow
forceps · tourniquet · splint · IV tubing · oxygen mask · cervical collar · backboard · gloves
paramedic
Prehospital emergency caregiver
- EMTPrehospital care professional
- first responderInitial crisis scene personnel
- ambulanceEmergency medical transport
triage · urgent · life-saving · stabilize · critical · casualty · accident scene · golden hour · prehospital · on-scene
scissors
Pivoted twin-blade cutter
- bladesSharp flat cutting parts
- serratedHaving toothlike projections
- stainless steelRust-proof iron alloy
ergonomic · grips · snips · cutter · bandage scissors · utility · sheath · holster · belt clip · durable
extrication
Act of freeing
- firefighterEmergency blaze responder
- search and rescueFinding and saving people
- entrapmentDefense against induced criminality
debris · collapse · accident · tactical · swift water · disaster response · protective gear
bandages
Strips covering wounds
hemostat · forceps · tourniquet · splint · IV tubing · oxygen mask · cervical collar · backboard · gloves · first-aid kit
snip
Small quick cut
incise · shred · fabric · denim · leather · seatbelt · tape · dressings · tubing · straps
- cutting toolsaxe, saw, saws, knife, blade
- first aidbandage, bandages, first aid kit, tourniquet, gauze pads
- medical suppliesbandage, gauze, latex gloves, syringe, nitrile gloves
- medical equipmentstethoscope, AED, syringe, hospital bed, surgical table
- surgical scissors
trauma shearssurgical glue
surgical stapler · skin glue · medical tape · cement · butterfly closures
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