Set it up so the can opener gets discretely removed from the kitchen box on the next trip. To really get the point across, let the scouts who do carry Swiss type knives in on it and have them remember them after you've made the point.

How about Fiskars manicure scissors? 10cm long.

http://www.fiskars.eu/Kitchen-Household/...nicure-scissors

That's when the macho kids figure our you can open a can with their combat knives: stab, pry, stabprystabprystabpry…

Been there, done that. Not proud of it.

Though I love EMT Shears and have lots of them of various sizes, I find that many of them (even high quality ones) don't cut gauze very well. The same is true of many folding shears. The problem here seems to be finding the tool that will work at a good price.

Respectfully,

Jerry

Yes Jerry that is exactly the problem, a good tool at a good price. No matter which ones I go with, I'm pretty sure they only need to be really effective on the moleskin and tape.

There have been several good suggestions so far, thanks to all who have chimed in so far.

Small budget and a growing number of scouts is really making this difficult (not that I expected it to be easy).

I wouldn't let it go that far. Too much of a risk of knife or can slipping.

I've been to the local flea market and gotten surgical shears for $4...tempered all steel with the finger rest. Can't beat em. Also have picked up dental instruments and the like, wife takes them into her office into the autoclave, and I'm all good to go. That might be an option, then sterilize them at home.