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Re: Amputation Saw

To: ClayLR@aol.com
Subject: Re: Amputation Saw
From: "Keith Conover, M.D." <kconover@pitt.edu>
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 1997 14:53:57 +0000
On  8 Feb 97 at 13:05, ClayLR@aol.com wrote:

> What about an air powered tool?  A small die grinder with a circular
> saw blade of the proper teeth per inch.  The tool would require a
> short hose and a supply of compressed air.  a 120psi tank with
> enough volume to run 5 minutes would be portable enough.   Maybe run
> the tool off straight oxygen tank already available at the site.
> 
> Clay Robinson
> 

The trouble with air- or oxygen- powered tools is that tanks are 
_very_ heavy, and dangerous, especially in caves.  We use chemical 
generation systems if at all, so won't have a source of compressed 
gas.  But thanks for the thought.

--Keith Conover, M.D., FACEP
  http://www.pitt.edu/~kconover

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