Hi, this is my first post and i wasn't sure if this was the right place to write... But anyways, I will be taking an emt b course in a couple weeks and im starting to look around for pants and boots. Are there any pants and boots taht look more casual rather than all rugged and emt like? The thing is that i'll be taking public transportation and i think it would b kinda wierd if i looked all official even though i'm not emt certified yet.
More Casual Looking Emt Pants/Shoes?
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Unless your class tells you otherwise (i.e., it has some sort of uniform that you have to wear to class, instead of just clinicals), you don't need to wear anything special to class. Jeans and a tee-shirt are fine.
Then that's what you should wear. EMT pants are EMT pants - not really much way around it. At least BDU-style things are urban chic these days.
Yeah its tough out there in the urban jungle, better be wearing a military style flack jacket and cargo pants as you roll in your SUV
Just don't try to sell the poor guy an international orange jumpsuit, Brown.
usafmedic45
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Check to make sure they want you to wear them to class. A lot of those sorts of requirements apply only to the clinicals and you do not want to be the only guy in class wearing that sort of thing.
Just don't try to sell the poor guy an international orange jumpsuit, Brown.
Reckon if he gets an afro and a blue jumpsuit with "PARAMEDIC" on the back in yellow writing, a bit of bling and a giant clock on a chain around his neck it could be just like the seventies all over agian! Just add glass IV bottles and a Lifepak 5 that weighted like fifty kilos
Hey you can't say no to an orange HEMS jumpsuit ....
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usafmedic45
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Why is it a big deal?
Do what I do when I go to work: change in the bathroom when you get there. I never go out in public in my flight suit or my scrubs unless I am on duty.
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Buy actual EMT pants and boots. Put them in a bag/suitcase/etc. and just put them on when you get to class (preferably in a private location
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Yeah its tough out there in the urban jungle, better be wearing a military style flack jacket and cargo pants as you roll in your SUV
Not all that funny Mr. Kiwi.
Some of our big/dangerous city medics do wear body armor though.
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I wore a ballistic vest even when working in small towns/rural areas.
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Really? Where at?
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Rural Indiana and Illinois.
lightsandsirens5
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Well I'll be. What was your rational behind that? Unusually high number of shootings? I bet it was real fun to work in.....
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Ever been around lots of drunk rednecks?
One of the rigs I worked in in NM had a bullet hole in the side of it
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OP -
Do they specifically state you have to have BDUs or EMT pants? My EMT class just required nice black pants for clinicals - you could even wear slacks if you wanted to. My amusement park gig also doesn't require anything specific.... just nice blue pants. I used to wear EMT pants but was having trouble finding anything comfortable, well-fitting and cheap so I got these. They're meant for school uniforms but who cares, they look good. If only they had more pockets. I like that I can wear them outside of work too.
Do they specifically state you have to have BDUs or EMT pants? My EMT class just required nice black pants for clinicals - you could even wear slacks if you wanted to. My amusement park gig also doesn't require anything specific.... just nice blue pants. I used to wear EMT pants but was having trouble finding anything comfortable, well-fitting and cheap so I got these. They're meant for school uniforms but who cares, they look good. If only they had more pockets. I like that I can wear them outside of work too.
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Pretty much what he said. Not to mention that my theory was "better safe than sorry".Ever been around lots of drunk rednecks?