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Re: Another Amputation Idea

To: Charlie Jenkins <jenkinsc@pios.com>
Subject: Re: Another Amputation Idea
From: "Keith Conover, M.D." <kconover@pitt.edu>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 21:00:45 +0000
On 11 Feb 97 at 11:36, Charlie Jenkins wrote:

> Date:          Tue, 11 Feb 1997 11:36:05 -0500
> From:          Charlie Jenkins <jenkinsc@pios.com>
> Subject:       Another Amputation Idea
> To:            shop-talk@autox.team.net
> Reply-to:      Charlie Jenkins <jenkinsc@pios.com>

> It sounds like what you need is a reciprocating saw or what is
> commonly called a "cut-off saw" in the constuction business. This
> saw has a reciprocating blade like a jigsaw but the tool is long and
> narrow with the blade extending from the end. They are available now
> in cordless and air powered versions. The blades can be quite long
> (>8") and are stiff, good for pushing through drywall (or leg
> tissue) to start a cut. Depending on the blade they can be very
> aggressive. A leg could be severed in 2-3 seconds.
> 
> Charlie Jenkins

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 check those out.

--Keith

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