These are strong, comfortable to hold and come in fun colors!
I'm an ER nurse and can tell you how big of a difference good quality vs bad quality scissors are. For the first year of my job I had cheap scissors. I couldn't cut splinting material, clothes off patients or anything else thicker than paper. I've owned about 5 pairs of scissors over the last 7 years as a nurse and can attest to quality.<br /><br />Princess Care Scissors:<br />These are great scissors. Just 3 days ago I cut jeans off a trauma patient. They cut like butter through the pant legs, the belt area that has multiple layers of material required a little more pressure, but they cut through it fairly easily. My coworker who was getting the other side was only halfway up that pant leg when I got done. After she asked where I got my scissors. I have used these for fiberglass splinting material and they work like a champ with that as well. I cut through a thick stack of post its as well for a picture demonstration.<br /><br />Why trauma shears?:<br />In case you're not familiar with trauma shears they are bent for a safer, more convenient cutting angle. There is a flat area on the tip that sits against the skin, so there's little chance of actually cutting skin if held parallel to the skin. There's also no sharp tip that could puncture the skin. They are handy for first aid kits and anyone in the medical field or anyone doing home wound care.<br /><br />Sizes:<br />These come in two sizes. The 7.5&#34; is what I recommend for ER and EMS, it's what I'm holding in the post it pictures and the 3rd picture. It can accommodate my thumb in the top, pointer finger in the divot stabilizing the scissors and my last 3 fingers pushing to get a strong cut. The 5.5&#34; are great for cutting bandaging and light clothes, it's what I'm holding in the last picture. It takes longer to cut clothes off since the blade is a little shorter and the handle smaller, which in a trauma or cardiac/respiratory arrest seconds are valuable. With the smaller one my thumb fits in the top, my pointer stabilizes them and my 3rd and 4th fingers go in the bottom loop. My pinky is free. This slightly decreases the force I can use in cutting. If you're debating sizes I would go with the bigger, but that's just my bias I guess. When I pull them out of my &#34;holster&#34; I guess I'd call it (a hemostat on my shirt with tape around the top and scissors put in the tape hole). The larger ones just go right on my hand, the smaller it takes a few extra seconds to position with my fingers in the right spot.  .<br /><br />Overall, I love these trauma shears. Out of all the sets I've owned these are tied for first place for my favorite. I had a pair of black on black that I loved as well, but I left them at work one day and they disappeared. These cut just as well as those. Remember to label your scissors! They get lost/stolen very easily and in work settings a lot of people have the same/similar shears. Princess Care sent me a few sets for testing and review purposes. I never let that influence how I rate or review products. I always use products and evaluate them honestly based on their quality and function. These are just great shears that are doing a wonderful job.
Rating: 5 stars