Favorite device

[cointosser13]

Question to all the wonderful EMS providers out there....what is your favorite tool/device in the ambulance (and why)? This is a question to all of you, whether you do rescue or CC/transport.

Mine: Capnography. One of the best ways to assess a patient's breathing, and it's in "real-time". SpO2 is nice but sadly, someone can have 99% and still have difficulty breathing (IE tachypnea).

 

[DesertMedic66]

LP15

 

[PotatoMedic]

A doctor's stethoscope

 

[NomadicMedic]

CPAP. Best thing to be put on an ambulance in years. Capnography is a close second.

 

[beaucait]

The life pack because I'm only BLS and I can't use much else. I like the EKG's

 

[STXmedic]

Refusal forms.

 

[Tigger]

Our actual ambulance. It's laid out so you rarely need to get up while transporting and can rotate the seat forward for longer transports. The other tools are great but they won't keep me alive in a crash.

 

[epipusher]

Out of service button