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1. Amputation Saw (score: 1): Author: "Keith Conover, M.D." <kconover@pitt.edu>; Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 10:23:58 +0000; Not a joke, really. I've been quietly listening to the list for a while, and indeed this is the right place to ask this question. I work as medical director for mountain and cave rescue teams, and we; /html/shop-talk/1997-02/msg00005.html (9,647 bytes)
2. Re: Amputation Saw (score: 1): Author: "Keith Conover, M.D." <kconover@pitt.edu>; Date: Sat, 8 Feb 1997 14:53:57 +0000; 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 g; /html/shop-talk/1997-02/msg00031.html (7,868 bytes)
3. Re: Amputation Saw (score: 1): Author: "Keith Conover, M.D." <kconover@pitt.edu>; Date: Sat, 8 Feb 1997 14:53:57 +0000; You and another list member suggested them, and I called and lo and behold, they still had the WoodZig in stock! I ordered two of them. We think _a_lot_ about moving the rock. And if the patient is c; /html/shop-talk/1997-02/msg00032.html (8,240 bytes)
4. Re: Amputation Saw (score: 1): Author: "Keith Conover, M.D." <kconover@pitt.edu>; Date: Sat, 8 Feb 1997 14:53:57 +0000; Thanks. --Keith Conover, M.D., FACEP http://www.pitt.edu/~kconover; /html/shop-talk/1997-02/msg00033.html (9,197 bytes)
5. Re: Amputation Saw + Eye Drill (ooh, yechh) (score: 1): Author: "Keith Conover, M.D." <kconover@pitt.edu>; Date: Sat, 8 Feb 1997 14:53:57 +0000; I've seen the little battery-powered Dremel tool and thought about getting one (for other purposes). But I've still got two of the original brown Bakelite ones, and they still work fine. Considering; /html/shop-talk/1997-02/msg00034.html (9,108 bytes)
6. (Fwd) Re: Amputation Saw + Eye Drill (ooh, yechh) (score: 1): Author: "Keith Conover, M.D." <kconover@pitt.edu>; Date: Sun, 9 Feb 1997 18:31:25 +0000; Dental drills are fine -- but I need something that isn't fixed, I want something I can keep in a pocket or in my black bag and pull out when I need it, only about once every 6 months or so. Not sure; /html/shop-talk/1997-02/msg00039.html (7,916 bytes)
7. Re: Amputation Saw + Eye Drill (ooh, yechh) (score: 1): Author: "Keith Conover, M.D." <kconover@pitt.edu>; Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 10:43:46 +0000; Yes, good thought. Most entrapments occur in urban or disaster situations, and in such a situation time might be of the essence (further collapse, etc.). But for mountain and cave rescue, there's sor; /html/shop-talk/1997-02/msg00044.html (7,691 bytes)
8. Re: Amputation Saw + Eye Drill (ooh, yechh) (score: 1): Author: "Keith Conover, M.D." <kconover@pitt.edu>; Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 21:08:28 +0000; Aha! Thanks! Heck, I can grind down the shaft of a bit to fit if necessary. And I think dental bits have smaller shaft diameter than the Dremel bits. Again, thanks. --Keith Conover, M.D., FACEP http:; /html/shop-talk/1997-02/msg00049.html (7,291 bytes)
9. Re: Hydrofluoric Acid (score: 1): Author: "Keith Conover, M.D." <kconover@pitt.edu>; Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 22:22:07 +0000; I would also suggest, if it's available, applying a magnesium-containing antacid such as Maalox, AFTER flushing with copious amounts of water (and scrubbing under the nails0. In our ED we pour a glov; /html/shop-talk/1997-02/msg00051.html (7,889 bytes)
10. Re Amputation saw (score: 1): Author: "Keith Conover, M.D." <kconover@pitt.edu>; Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 22:22:07 +0000; Interesting idea. But one problem I can see is getting it to hold onto a round, bloody bone -- craniectomies are generally _very_ neat operations (neurosurgeons are just that way about their work, un; /html/shop-talk/1997-02/msg00052.html (7,873 bytes)
11. Re: Another Amputation Idea (score: 1): Author: "Keith Conover, M.D." <kconover@pitt.edu>; Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 21:00:45 +0000; Very interesting. That's the most appealing possibility I've heard mentioned so far. You could manipulate it almost blindly, lower it until it contacted the bone, then turn on and off. I'll have to c; /html/shop-talk/1997-02/msg00057.html (7,555 bytes)

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