What do you have in your pockets?

[SSwain]

EMT Pants...
Aside from the standard trauma shears, pen light, pen, wallet, and cell phone....what do you carry in your duty pants pockets?

 

[NYMedic828]

FDNY won't get us BDU pants. They claim the pockets interfere with putting on our bunker pants in the event of a dangerous scene.

I think it's a load of crap. They just don't want to buy 20,000 pairs of BDU for us -.-

So to answer your question, I don't have pockets.

 

[chillybreeze]

I dont really carry alot of stuff in my pockets, trauma shears, pen, pen light, cell phone, hand sanitizer and some cash. every now and then a saline flush or some tape will find its way there but thats about it.

 

[Bullets]

CRKT M16 knife
Fat Ivan Door Chock
Leather work gloves

plus pens, shears, and nitrile gloves and a polytac flashlight

 

[NomadicMedic]

I've started carrying an extra start kit (because we only have one in our gear!) and I keep a small roll of coban (actually it's VetRap) for securing IVs on lil old ladies. Much nicer than tape on fragile old skin.

Also a wallet, knife, shears a couple of pens and a Streamlight Stylus Pro.

We're not allowed to add or subtract anything from our gear load out, so if you want anything that's not standard across the system, you've got to carry it. And we wear flight suits, so that cuts down on the available pocket area.

Most of us carry our radios on straps, and people have all kinds of stuff attached to those.

 

[DrankTheKoolaid]

Wallet (leg pocket), cellphone, breath mints and ambulance keys, when i remember I like to keep a 3mL syringe in my pocket for Valsalva if needed

 

[bahnrokt]

Wallet, knife, small flashlight at night, cell phone. I also stuff a leg pocket full of gloves.

I'll also carry a back pack with fresh socks, baby wipes, (don't underestimate what a difference fresh socks and a quick baby wiping can make) muck boots, comfortable clear safety glasses, puncture resistant gloves and cold/wet weather gear depending on forcast.

 

[bigbaldguy]

I've started carrying an extra start kit (because we only have one in our gear!) and I keep a small roll of coban (actually it's VetRap) for securing IVs on lil old ladies. Much nicer than tape on fragile old skin.

I wish more medics did this. I don't understand why medics don't understand that using regular tape on parchment thin skin is a bad idea.

 

[SSwain]

Maybe because tape is easier? Vet wrap could slip position?

I don't know...just playing devil's advocate.

 

[WolfmanHarris]

I keep one cargo pocket empty for the backs of electrodes, equipment packaging and other "clean" garbage created on a call. My right cargo holds my pocket drug guide and medical directives. Otherwise I carry my wallet a pen and a notepad. Phone, shears, multitool, radio clip etc are all on my belt.

 

[NomadicMedic]

Maybe because tape is easier? Vet wrap could slip position?

I don't know...just playing devil's advocate.

Have you ever used coban?

I also use it on diabetics when I know I'm going to pull the IV after the D50 and some fluid an I'm not going to transport.

Besides, the stuff I have is from my girlfriend's vet practice and it has little cartoon sheep or tractors on it. everyone likes sheep and tractors.

 

[Anjel]

Have you ever used coban?

I also use it on diabetics when I know I'm going to pull the IV after the D50 and some fluid an I'm not going to transport.

Besides, the stuff I have is from my girlfriend's vet practice and it has little cartoon sheep or tractors on it. everyone likes sheep and tractors.

Just made my morning lol

 

[usalsfyre]

An O2 wrench and a Sharpie

 

[SSwain]

An O2 wrench and a Sharpie

Not a bad idea. Sucks not being able to find the wrench when you need it.

 

[Chief Complaint]

I work for the fire department and we dont wear pants with cargo pockets, so i dont like to weigh myself down with tons of stuff.

Knife, pen, notepad and contact drops. Everything else stays in one of the many bags that come in with me.

 

[charlie37]

Charlie

Not enough money lol.

 

[fast65]

Right side leg pocket: notebook, wallet, a couple small quick reference guides for drips that we don't use very often.

Outside right side leg pocket: Trauma shears, knife, a couple pens, Sharpie.

Left side leg pocket: Stethoscope

Small left side leg pocket: ALS keys

 

[DesertMedic66]

Cell phone, knife, wallet, keys, headphones, tape, and a notepad.

 

[Smash]

In my pockets? My keys and my wallet. And usually my hands.

 

[reddawn]

cellphone and a can of grizzly