Originally Posted By: Compugeek
Is it better to buy cheap ones you wouldn't hesitate to discard if you used them to cut bloody/contaminated clothing off of someone, or more expensive ones that last, but now you have to figure out how to de-contaminate them without ruining them?

It doesn't really matter, since they're all autoclave-able. You can also just dump them into some bleach.

I can't say I ever broke a pair or tossed it from blood. I have lost them before.