http://gruntdoc.com/2008/12/packaging-bad-for-your-health.html Ramblings of an Emergency Physician in Texas Sat, 12 May 2012 12:36:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://gruntdoc.com/2008/12/packaging-bad-for-your-health.html/comment-page-1#comment-15417 Christmas Joy « WhiteCoat Rants Thu, 25 Dec 2008 17:42:48 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2008/12/packaging-bad-for-your-health.html#comment-15417 [...] my hands from opening presents out of those clamshell packages. Should have paid more attention to GruntDoc. I also pulled out a small but significant portion of my hair trying to unwrap and then assemble [...] [...] my hands from opening presents out of those clamshell packages. Should have paid more attention to GruntDoc. I also pulled out a small but significant portion of my hair trying to unwrap and then assemble [...]

]]> http://gruntdoc.com/2008/12/packaging-bad-for-your-health.html/comment-page-1#comment-15210 Som Dood Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:12:39 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2008/12/packaging-bad-for-your-health.html#comment-15210 Just get a S3 or S4 safety box cutter - the kind that are used by all major warehouses and retailers. You can open boxes and even "clamshells" without even exposing the blade. <b> <b>If you insert the flange where the two halves of the package are welded (melted) together between the blade and the thumb guard, you can slice the seam (and not your fingers) open all the way around just like cutting the top off a box. It's not quite as easy or safe as using it on a box (and I suggest you practice on boxes first, if you've never used one), but it beats hacking into the package with scissors or a utility knife. And for any of you medical professionals who were even thinking of using a kitchen knife, I hope I don't ever end up in your ED when the only tool you have is a chain-saw;-)<b><b> You can probably get them at Office Max or Staples. Just get a S3 or S4 safety box cutter – the kind that are used by all major warehouses and retailers. You can open boxes and even “clamshells” without even exposing the blade.
If you insert the flange where the two halves of the package are welded (melted) together between the blade and the thumb guard, you can slice the seam (and not your fingers) open all the way around just like cutting the top off a box. It’s not quite as easy or safe as using it on a box (and I suggest you practice on boxes first, if you’ve never used one), but it beats hacking into the package with scissors or a utility knife. And for any of you medical professionals who were even thinking of using a kitchen knife, I hope I don’t ever end up in your ED when the only tool you have is a chain-saw;-)
You can probably get them at Office Max or Staples.

]]> http://gruntdoc.com/2008/12/packaging-bad-for-your-health.html/comment-page-1#comment-15165 GruntDoc » Blog Archive » Packaging: bad for your health | kozmom Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:05:03 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2008/12/packaging-bad-for-your-health.html#comment-15165 [...] details: GruntDoc » Blog Archive » Packaging: bad for your health [...] [...] details: GruntDoc » Blog Archive » Packaging: bad for your health [...]

]]> http://gruntdoc.com/2008/12/packaging-bad-for-your-health.html/comment-page-1#comment-15160 GruntDoc » Blog Archive » Packaging: bad for your health Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:57:24 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2008/12/packaging-bad-for-your-health.html#comment-15160 [...] Originally posted here: GruntDoc » Blog Archive » Packaging: bad for your health [...] [...] Originally posted here: GruntDoc » Blog Archive » Packaging: bad for your health [...]

]]> http://gruntdoc.com/2008/12/packaging-bad-for-your-health.html/comment-page-1#comment-15159 J Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:29:42 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2008/12/packaging-bad-for-your-health.html#comment-15159 Trauma shears work great for that kind of packaging. Trauma shears work great for that kind of packaging.

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