I've seen the electric ring cutter on this page used by a fireman on TV. You could probably get it to cut through a bracelet by sliding the arm forward as it cuts, but there's a cutoff when it gets through the metal, so I imagine the cutting would have to go in fits and starts. If that's not what you're looking for (or doesn't sound feasible) there's that big bracelet cutter, too. Though I doubt that would be standard. If you look up electric ring cutter, there's a lot more info.
The bracelet would come off if there was swelling in the area (like you'd get with a broken arm), and the bracelet restricted blood flow. I don't think the magnets would mess with the ambulance equipment at all, and probably not in the ER either (but I'm not fully sure). Unless the patient needed a CT scan or MRI--especially MRI--then it would need to come off.
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Date: 6 Nov 2008 06:08 am (UTC)I've seen the electric ring cutter on this page used by a fireman on TV. You could probably get it to cut through a bracelet by sliding the arm forward as it cuts, but there's a cutoff when it gets through the metal, so I imagine the cutting would have to go in fits and starts. If that's not what you're looking for (or doesn't sound feasible) there's that big bracelet cutter, too. Though I doubt that would be standard. If you look up electric ring cutter, there's a lot more info.
The bracelet would come off if there was swelling in the area (like you'd get with a broken arm), and the bracelet restricted blood flow. I don't think the magnets would mess with the ambulance equipment at all, and probably not in the ER either (but I'm not fully sure). Unless the patient needed a CT scan or MRI--especially MRI--then it would need to come off.