2011-12-05 14:14 The S-CUT emergency cutting tool was developed in response to a request by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, which wished to replace its existing scissors for removing chemically polluted clothing in situations with many victims. The tool is today used by ambulance personnel, fire services, the police, military, the offshore industry and others the world over. From ES Equipment AB, Sweden.

2011-09-13 15:02 Fourteen Firefighter/Paramedics received an engraved “S-Cut”, a tool from the Swedish Göteborg-based company ES Equipment used for cutting off clothes in an emergency situation. This new annual award called “A Cut Above” was launched as part of the 10th anniversary of 9/11 at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, US. ES Equipment is an alumni company of Sahlgrenska Science Park.