If the blade is all that you have in the kit, you will want to have some tape or twine to wrap the mount end with, to somewhat improve your grip. Leave them in their packaging, which will keep them protected from water and other sources of damage, will protect you from them, and if sterile, maintain that. This is usually a drop point or straight clip blade. When choosing a blade, you want one which is as large as practical, with the most versatile blade shape. There are probably other blades, but this will give us a start.
Scalpel blade sizes chart plus#
Small blades are in the range of #06 through #17, while medium blades are in the range of #18 through #36 plus #60. ‘Small’ class is based on the #3 handle, while ‘medium’ is based on the #4. Besides, not much micro surgery is done under survival conditions… Most common though, are the small and medium classes. In addition to the heavy duty class, there is a ‘large’ class usually referred to as ‘PM’ for Post Mortem (autopsy) and probably a ‘micro’ class, although the few references I saw seemed to indicate the latter were only available as one piece instruments.
And several blades which mix letters and numbers. For example, there is one class of blades (‘heavy duty’) which are identified by letter in the range ‘S’ through ‘Z’. Handles and blades are generally identified by number in the format ‘#n’ for handles and ‘#nn’ for blades, but this is not universal. But stainless steel is entirely adequate. I would say that carbon steel would be a slightly better choice, since it can hold an edge better and when sterile packaged, is not subject to rust until well after being opened. Blades are available in stainless steel or carbon steel, as well as a variety of edge treatments and/or coatings which probably are not worth the cost or effort to acquire. In my opinion, always go for sterile, as you can use sterile for any use, whereas a non-sterile blade or scalpel should not be used for any medical purpose. Packaging is either sterile or non-sterile. You can find entire scalpels which are disposable which is an option for medical usage, but not economical or space efficient for other survival usage. The blades are always considered disposable. Many scalpels are two piece, that is, a handle and a blade. For the rest of us, here is an overview with a focus on survival kit application. A person who is medically trained probably knows what each size and blade style is best used for. The most common field which uses these is various forms of medical/dental/veterinary surgery and dissection, but scalpels are often used for crafts and hobbies as well. Most people do know that a scalpel, sometimes called a ‘lancet’, is a small, sharp knife used for precision cutting. Most people do not know that there are several sizes and formats of handles, and a large number of blade shapes and types to choose from. The problem is, the term ‘scalpel’ is very broad.
Many small survival kits, in an effort to provide some form of cutting instrument, include a scalpel blade or two.
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