What is on your person! (EMS edition)

[Arbrow06 5]

Hey guys,

I want to know when you are working as an EMT/Paramedic what do you bring with you on your person. Be creative and specific and recommend things you think work well in the realm of EMS.

[Jybehofd 85]

i keep it simple. it seems like more but its not

right leg pocket- work gloves

right leg- trauma sheers

right pocket- assisted opening knife

right hip- leatherman wave

back pockets hand full of gloves

left leg pocket- cert card in a wallet

left leg pocket- two pens pref black in the sheer hold sleeves

left hip pocket- small flashlight with a split ring on it for the handcuff key.

[EMT111 149]

Right outer thigh pocket: extra exam gloves

Right inner thigh pocket: Gerber: Hinderer Firefighter Rescue Knife, leatherman Surge.

Right pocket: Agency I.D. card and Cert Card in wallet

Left outer thigh pocket: two pens, I.D. card Lanyard

Left inner thigh pocket: EMS basic Field guide (for the spanish section), EMS reference card (put out by one of our local commercial services)

Shears in a holster in the small of my back.

Edited September 2, 2013 by EMT111

[FFBlaser 24]

Right Pocket: SOG knife

Right Back Pocket: LED pen light, Wallet

Left Back Pocket: Kimberly Clark Purple HAZMAT spec exam gloves (medium), Skoal Wintergreen

Left Pocket: Cell phone.

On Belt: Benchmade Rescue Hook in slim pouch, Kydex IWB trauma shear Holster, Motorola XTS2500i 700/800 Mhz

[vtach39680 23]

Right leg pocket 2 pair exam gloves, sm trauma shears in small of my back, note pad and pen in shirt pocket. Personal iphone front pant pocket work phone or radio on left hip

[Ladder44 73]

All of that stuff, like firefighting, how often do you use said items? Seems like itll weigh you down....

Scissors, pen/pad, amr pager (yes we still use em), phone charger and headphones and in 2 months add in narcotic keys hopefully.

Edited September 3, 2013 by Ladder44

[JBJ1202 27]

Right back pocket: Wallet

Left back pocket: Car keys

Left front pocket: A couple of crinkled up dollar bills

Right front pocket: iPhone

Radio strap and radio over right shoulder

My point here is that the equipment was kept in our bags.

[SRS131EMTFF 471]

Other than pen lights x2 (one in left thigh pocket, one in right thigh pocket), an O2 key (left thigh) and trauma sheers (left thigh) I carry about 20 pairs of gloves and 4 pens.

Hopefully I have remembered my wallet, cell phone, keys and pager.

[Ladder44 73]

Right back pocket: Wallet

Left back pocket: Car keys

Left front pocket: A couple of crinkled up dollar bills

Right front pocket: iPhone

Radio strap and radio over right shoulder

My point here is that the equipment was kept in our bags.

[dwcfireman 656]

Right back pocket: Wallet

Left back pocket: Car keys

Left front pocket: A couple of crinkled up dollar bills

Right front pocket: iPhone

Radio strap and radio over right shoulder

My point here is that the equipment was kept in our bags.

Back left pocket: Gloves

Right side Belt: Radio barely holding onto its clip

The bag will meet me at the scene.

[Sean11FD 3]

Personal cell phone, wallet, knife, walkie talkie in the back pocket, car/narc keys, sunglasses.

[FFBlaser 24]

Inner City EMS taught me well...

[STAT213 332]

Agree to the minimalist approach. Gloves. Map of town. Pen. Phone. Sometimes my knife. Nothing on my belt.

We have bags for our stuff.

All you folks with the loaded belts...how long you been doing this? Heard once that the amount of stuff on ones's belt was inversely proportional to the amount of experience one has.

Edited September 4, 2013 by STAT213

[nycmedic 65]

Wallet, cell phone, narcotics and radio.

[Goose 188]

On my leather pants belt i have my radio in a motorola leather holster and a key ring (for narcs and truck keys) and the narcs themselves. Naturally, i keep my ID wallet w/ credentials, my regular wallet in my back pockets. Sheers, note pad and gloves in my hip pocket. Thats about it - less is more if you ask me.

[NurseMedic 15]

Radio, wallet, narc keys, cell. Done.

Edited September 5, 2013 by NurseMedic

[wiscems 23]

On duty belt: Radio, Pager, Ass-kicking gloves, o2 wrench, trauma shears, glove pouch, surefire light, pens, knife/window punch/seat belt cutter.

Pockets: cell phone, keys, wallet, spo2 finger sensor, paper pad, ears, aux cable for listening to podcasts on non-emergency drives to Greenwich/WMC.

Tend to use my ankle cargo pockets as trash cans so various amounts of wrappers, old gloves etc.

[Ladder44 73]

On duty belt: Radio, Pager, a**-kicking gloves, o2 wrench, trauma shears, glove pouch, surefire light, pens, knife/window punch/seat belt cutter.

Pockets: cell phone, keys, wallet, spo2 finger sensor, paper pad, ears, aux cable for listening to podcasts on non-emergency drives to Greenwich/WMC.

Tend to use my ankle cargo pockets as trash cans so various amounts of wrappers, old gloves etc.

Which pocket does the AED go.....?

[wiscems 23]

Lifepak 15 in rear pocket.

[irishfire2491 24]

Just be Happy I am wearing Pants for this Call! No Less something in my pockets, The only extra thing I carry is my own scope with a pouch that holds small spo2 and 2 pairs of gloves. Other then that I work out of my bag, I even go as far as refusing to work out of my cabinets unless I really need it. Now if you will excuse me I need to go back and Earn Money Sleeping!

[SFR17 1]

Left rear pocket: wallet

Right rear pocket: gloves

Left front pocket: a few dollars

Right front pocket: car keys, small fold wallet with drivers lisc & cert card

On belt left side: pouch with pen, penlight, shears, O2 key, knife, scissor & small pouch with pulse ox

Edited September 11, 2013 by SFR17

[Buff93 8]

1) extra pair of gloves

2) Shears

3) Scope

The more s*** you have on your belt the less you know... that saying has never failed

[prucha25 76]

Shears, Gloves, Scope. Meh kind of the scope 9 out of 10 times it's in my tech bag not on my person.

Debating on a flashlight, don't feel like spending the money though.

Edited September 12, 2013 by prucha25

[sympathomedic 383]

Belt:

medic shears on belt

phone on belt

radio clip on belt- actual radio carried by partner (too heavy)

key clip on belt. O2 wrench on clip. Handcuff key to release partner when call comes in and they need to drive.

pants Pockets

Wallet- empty, wife got it.

Penlight, dime-a-dozen chinese sweat-shop home depot model.

gloves

pad for writing

glucometer (issued on my job, if i put it in med bag, it would get left behind in the medbag)

pulse ox- same as above.

Shirt pocket:

Pen, job cel phone

Car keys usually forgotten in car.

NO knife ever.

No leatherman ever, and never neaded either of them.

Bill

[Hudson61 11]

In my BDU pants, left side lower, my narcs (my per-diem agency requires we carry them) right side lower pocket is my DOK kit.

Back left pocket my cert cards Back right pocket, a bill fold with a few bucks in it. My upper front pockets, sometimes loose change

Uniform shirt, left side my cell, right side a pen and my notepad. On my belt, I have a small led flashlight and a multitool.

Thats all, the rest is in my response bag.

Edited December 1, 2013 by Hudson61