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What Rescue Tool do you use, and why?

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cs Offline Vladimir

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Re: What Rescue Tool do you use, and why?
Reply #60 on: October 14, 2010, 05:33:36 PM
ResQMe on my car key.
Raker Ring Tool on my house keys


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Re: What Rescue Tool do you use, and why?
Reply #61 on: October 14, 2010, 09:20:55 PM
noithing for me which is worrying as the number of near misses ive had in cars lately is shocking! spend too much time being driven around
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Re: What Rescue Tool do you use, and why?
Reply #62 on: December 07, 2010, 12:51:05 PM
Victorinox Fireman in Combo with my Leatherman SuperTool (or blast or wave or... well you know).
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Re: What Rescue Tool do you use, and why?
Reply #63 on: January 29, 2011, 08:23:39 PM
Will get a resQme for the car keys. They are very cheap (10 Euro approx $7) so a good gift for a friend/family member too.
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Re: What Rescue Tool do you use, and why?
Reply #64 on: March 30, 2011, 05:35:06 PM
Resqme on the keychain, Houdini pro in the car along with a life hammer.

Couldn't find an introductionthread......sorry :oops:

Found it, should learn to use my eyes before I use my mouth.....
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Re: What Rescue Tool do you use, and why?
Reply #65 on: March 30, 2011, 05:58:11 PM
In 30 years in the fire service and EMS I have never had to punch a window or cut a seatbelt. Most "rescue tools" are marketing gimmicks that are too bulky to carry and usually end up at the bottom of your bunker pockets gathering rust. Besides, when you show up to a call you bring a big truck full of toys anyway!
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Re: What Rescue Tool do you use, and why?
Reply #66 on: July 20, 2011, 02:09:10 AM
last year a older women blew a red into on coming trafic she was hit in the drivers dore by a car going around 50mph i was at a red light 5 cars back and the only to stop i blocked off 2 lanes with my truck and me and my buddy jumped out to checked on the car that hit the older women because there was 2 younger children they were ok next i ran to the other car the womens car was totaled and her leg was pined in the dore her leg was broken and she was being choked my her belt so i used my spyderco persistans to cut the belt by this time my buddy started to squar off with some smurfty people taking pictures on there sell phones ems was on its way and we stayed with her untill they arived it took 30 minuts with the jaws of life to get her out of the care it was a life changing exsperyens i know carry a knife and or multi 24/7 and drive much safer i tryed to fined out were this poor women was taken but was unabloe to contact here and i have no clue how and if she recoverd

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Re: What Rescue Tool do you use, and why?
Reply #67 on: October 04, 2011, 06:35:47 AM
I've decided to buy my wife a Spyderco 93mm Assist for her minivan.  I'll make sure she clips it to her sun visor so it will always be easily accessible. 
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Re: What Rescue Tool do you use, and why?
Reply #68 on: May 30, 2012, 02:25:26 AM
the jackmate for my hi-lift


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Re: What Rescue Tool do you use, and why?
Reply #69 on: May 30, 2012, 02:34:43 AM
I haven't seen those before.  They look handy, I may have to try and find one. 

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us Offline Lynn LeFey

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Re: What Rescue Tool do you use, and why?
Reply #70 on: May 31, 2012, 05:15:53 AM
We've got a yellow ResQMe on our car keys.

I'm not sure if a one-hand Trekker counts as a rescue tool.


us Offline wildcatmo

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Re: What Rescue Tool do you use, and why?
Reply #71 on: June 02, 2012, 01:32:44 PM
Spyderco rescue Jr.


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Re: What Rescue Tool do you use, and why?
Reply #72 on: May 30, 2013, 06:32:41 PM
In 30 years in the fire service and EMS I have never had to punch a window or cut a seatbelt. Most "rescue tools" are marketing gimmicks that are too bulky to carry and usually end up at the bottom of your bunker pockets gathering rust. Besides, when you show up to a call you bring a big truck full of toys anyway!
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Agreed! Only once the need for a seatbelt to be cut was needed. All I had was Klein side cutters on my bunker pants. That was years ago. The need for a blade never came up again. The years at the department the only vehicle windows ever smashed were at training exercises. Even when the car doors were unlocked.

The Vic rescue tool is a little bit gimmicky. The main blade operates great in extraction gloves, but a little harder to fold back in with the small tab on the liner lock. I hope I'll never have to use it but it will serve well in the bunker coat.
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Re: What Rescue Tool do you use, and why?
Reply #73 on: May 31, 2013, 02:03:30 PM
I bought a resqme key chain after loosing my auto centre punch. I always seem to forget to use it even when its with me. I have a Wave on my belt at work everyday. I had left it at home for some time, until after some guys at work got trapped in their vehicle after a crash. I figure I could use the tip of the pliers to break the glass. I cut straps with it and got myself through some doors when poeple needed help in a hurry, plus its got all those other cool tools. I thought about getting a SAK Rescue tool recently, but really thats all it is. All the reviewers seem to say its great but no good for EDC.
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Re: What Rescue Tool do you use, and why?
Reply #74 on: August 15, 2013, 06:35:58 AM
I drive a passenger bus for a living, er I am semi retired and when my funds get short I dust off the old Commercial Drivers License with the passenger endorsement.

What I am trying to say is I am responsible for the safety of bus passengers, or my passengers are the loved ones of many other people, so I must be CAREFUL.  As such, I need to evacuate the bus, cut seat belts, and exit through windows, doors and ceiling vents when needed.  Most school districts have evacuation policies, and rules that must be followed.

And most students are very helpful during  fire and emergency drills.  School children are the most treasured cargo on American roads.  So, I have looked at rescue knives for functionality.  I like a couple.   

1) The Gerber Hinderer Rescue knife, for its blunted tip sharp belly serrations for cutting belts, window breaker extended away from the handle, and bulk and heftiness for disengaging wheel chair restraints. 

2) The Skedco Extreme Medicine  Rescue Knife.  This knife is great design that will cut a passenger's clothes without cutting the passenger.  The knife is hefty enough for must emergency tasks.

Both of these knives will perform well.  Buy them second hand to save some $$$$s.
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Re: What Rescue Tool do you use, and why?
Reply #75 on: August 15, 2013, 06:43:37 AM
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Re: What Rescue Tool do you use, and why?
Reply #76 on: November 22, 2013, 10:03:37 PM
I keep a Benchmade Houdini in the car. I have yet to use the glassbreaker, which is spring-loaded, just like the ResQ Me, but I use the knife for all kinds of things, like cutting wristbands after a trip to the state fair.

I keep a Colonial Tat Cutter on my during waking hours. It's on a length of paracord, fastened with a breakaway connector. Right next to it is a brass washer, into which I have stamped my blood type, my emergency phone number, and "NKA."


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Re: What Rescue Tool do you use, and why?
Reply #77 on: November 27, 2013, 01:59:31 AM
I carry a Houdini Pro on my belt at work.  I've carried it for a year, and used both the cutter and glass breaker.  I did not cut a seat belt, though, but a shirt off of a shooting victim. The glass breaker was not used in a rescue either, but in the extraction of a suspect from a locked vehicle.  Both functions work as advertised. 


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Re: What Rescue Tool do you use, and why?
Reply #78 on: December 18, 2013, 12:00:22 PM
Master Cutlery tool that i had is Hi-Vis Yellow Rescue Knife that i was used as cutting tool .



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Re: What Rescue Tool do you use, and why?
Reply #79 on: January 04, 2014, 03:30:13 PM
I carry a Kershaw Blur Rescue on me most of the time. Has a round tip for safety and prying, half serrated blade and a carbide tip in the bottom of the knife for glass breaking.

In my truck door pocket I have a Gerber Hinderer Rescue Knife and Gerber Gut Hook.

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Re: What Rescue Tool do you use, and why?
Reply #80 on: February 25, 2014, 06:51:34 AM
I personally love Police Rescue knife as they are compact and easy to use. These are folding knives actually which can be used in hunting or for cooking purposes. A great asset for rescue knives!!!!
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Re: What Rescue Tool do you use, and why?
Reply #81 on: October 03, 2014, 10:41:19 AM
Just ordered a LM Zrex for my work gear, I'll see how it goes I guess. I like how it looks, thougg


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Re: What Rescue Tool do you use, and why?
Reply #82 on: October 03, 2014, 11:03:35 PM
i carry vic rescue tool since i bought it, also medical shears of course. on long term field operations i always carry a pliers based multitool like lm st200 for mechanical works, generators, o2 tanks etc.

i like vic rescue tool, it is a dedicated folding knife for rescue, can be used easily with thick work gloves. most used tool for me is seat-belt-cutter blade, safe cutter for fabric, ropes etc. glass breaker is useful, have no situation to try the disc saw. has a good sheath for wide belts.



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Re: What Rescue Tool do you use, and why?
Reply #83 on: October 04, 2014, 11:44:37 PM
Ronald McDonald called and he wants his sheath back.LOL.

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Re: What Rescue Tool do you use, and why?
Reply #84 on: October 29, 2014, 09:12:52 PM
My wife and I both carry a ResQme on our car keys. I tested both of them and both glass breakers and seatbelt cutters work fine. Im thinking about giving some away as Christmas presents this year.

I love the look of those Vic Rescue Tools! Might have to get one!
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Re: What Rescue Tool do you use, and why?
Reply #85 on: November 01, 2014, 07:24:57 AM
Ronald McDonald called and he wants his sheath back.LOL.

FUNNY!  :rofl:

Probably the number one reason why I have not bought one is because of that sheath. The glowing scales is a great idea. Bur I don't know a single self respecting Paramedic who would wear a blight red sheath. I might get one some time if I can get a yellow one with a black sheath.
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Re: What Rescue Tool do you use, and why?
Reply #86 on: November 05, 2014, 07:02:19 PM
I've got one of those ResQme tools in my car and carry a Wilson Tactical CopTool in my bunkers at work that was a gift from True North Knives. I've used it for years now and find it very useful as a pry tool to create a purchase point for larger tools, but not the greatest at cutting.


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Re: What Rescue Tool do you use, and why?
Reply #87 on: December 06, 2014, 09:16:31 PM
Just got this On Duty 4 in 1 Emergency Tool. Its light, has some handy features, didnt cost much. I like it. It'll go into the pack or truck. It reminds me of the old Diamond All-Purpose Tool. Also a pic with the County Comm CERT Bar.
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Re: What Rescue Tool do you use, and why?
Reply #88 on: December 07, 2014, 03:35:26 PM
I just gave one of those 4-in-1 tools to a friend for her birthday. She just finished her CERT training and had it on her wish list.


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Re: What Rescue Tool do you use, and why?
Reply #89 on: December 08, 2014, 09:54:27 PM
I just gave one of those 4-in-1 tools to a friend for her birthday. She just finished her CERT training and had it on her wish list.



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