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Hey guys, new to the forum.

I was on a DOA and one of the more seasoned and experienced members was using Baseball Batter gloves as duty gloves. I was looking to buy myself some duty gloves or extrication gloves. Is this a cheaper solution or not recommended?

Thanks!
 
Huh?

If you're going to be messing about with "icky stuff", nitrile gloves are great.

For general work/extrication gloves, go with a) what your department provides/recommends or b) leather or Kevlar gloves. I usually wear a pair of Petzl rock climbing gloves. They're broken in nicely and fit better than my 5.11 issued gloves. ;)
 
I carry a cheap set of the nitrile coated gloves from Lowes. I only put them on when I'm going to be handling a situation where I'm afraid I might tear my regular gloves like lifting a patient who might have needles on them (think passed out homeless folks in low light conditions), or occasionally when there might be a potential for wrestling with a patient (Trust me I don't go looking for this one). I pull the heavier gloves on over my regular BSI gloves. They are about 2.99 a pair so they are cheap enough to toss if they get nasty after a call.

Something like these http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl..._JT8OjL6bi2AWr2LzZCw&ved=0CK0BEPUBMAI&dur=339
 
I have leather ones that were issued and a pair of hatch extrication gloves. I only have the hatch gloves because they were given to me as a gift.
 
farzoid1 said:
Hey guys, new to the forum.

I was on a DOA and one of the more seasoned and experienced members was using Baseball Batter gloves as duty gloves. I was looking to buy myself some duty gloves or extrication gloves. Is this a cheaper solution or not recommended?

Thanks!
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If you do this, wear nitrile gloves underneath as batting gloves are sure to not be impervious to ickiness.

I work with some people that carry "skel-gloves" like black leather gloves that you occasionally see cops wear. Personally given my usual work environment I think it comes as incredibly whackerish but if you were routinely working in an area where you were picking up people with needles on them I suppose I could see doing this though I have my doubts about thin leather stopping a needle.
 
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