I agree that EMT shears are great and may have worked better in this situation, but at least for me, they're not EDC pocketable.
Dedicated tools are great. I have a lifehammer in the car and give out resQme's as gifts to friends. But people are far more likely to carry a pocketknife/multitool than one of these specialty tools.
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