Flashlights and Knives?

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So, despite a recent posting of mine on here, I have accidentally turned into a "Ricky Rescue" which in a sense I'm okay with. The thing is, I'm on a Paid Volunteer Service, so what I did was quit my fulltime job to focus on ems. Which I've actually been able to turn into a pretty decent living. Now to get to the point; because I'm essentially on call all the time, and can first respond direct to scene, I've been told to invest in good flashlights, and knives. I have a flashlight by my bed, on my person, 3 in my truck, and a personal light in my Ambo, and one knife on my person. Am I being ridiculous? I haven't even had to use one on a call yet. So again, am I being ridiculous? What are some good use for flashlights and knives in EMS? And what are some good knives or flashlights to use?
 
I used to carry knives and a leatherman and a flashlight and shears. What I found was I never used anything besides the shears. We had big maglights on the truck and tools at the station in case I needed to tighten something up on the truck.

I had problems with my batman utility belt getting caught on the various parts of the truck or in a patient's house. So now just shears. Anything I needed to cut with a knife can be cut with shears just as easily. I do recommend keeping a bug out bag in the cab of the truck though. Mine has mostly tools in it. I keep flashlights and knives of various sizes in there as well. I've had to take a toilet apart to get to a patient once and it is nice having the ability to do that without calling the FD. Carrying it on your person can weigh you down a bit though.
 
emtB123 said:
I have a flashlight by my bed, on my person, 3 in my truck, and a personal light in my Ambo, and one knife on my person. Am I being ridiculous?
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Yes. You're ridiculous.

What are some good use for flashlights and knives in EMS? And what are some good knives or flashlights to use?
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Good uses for flashlights and knives in EMS? I use mine for lighting up dark things and cutting things that need to be cut, respectively.

Good flashlights are ones that are not stolen by other people and light up when button is pushed. Same thing with knives. Not stolen and cut when needed.
 
I normally edc a penlight, pen, wallet, phone and leatherman skeletool nothing else in my pockets.
I keep a led lenser v2 in my brush pant cargo pockets for at night. It's small powerful and has a red and white beam which sometimes comes in handy.
 
Why do you have so many flash lights?
If you have to ask if you're being ridiculous I think you already know the answer.
 
I have a Fenix headlamp and love it, and I have a teammate who has one of their handhelds and swears by it. All compact, not massive like a good ol' PD light.

Angel hit it right on - if you're asking, its probably the case. Why 3 in your truck? Why not trust in 1, maybe a 2nd as a backup, and extra batteries? And I'm curious, you have one by your bed and on your person, does that mean you sleep with your batman belt? No go sir.

Regarding knives, unless you can argue otherwise I assume the only thing you have the chance to need to cut that your shears won't do effectively is a seatbelt or other webbing restraint, in which you will need a serrated edge or hook. Unless you are doing technical rescue too, you shouldn't have a plain sharp edge on your person, because first responders (even LEO) don't stab people with knives. I have a diving knife for rescue, including blunt tip, serrated edge, hook, and plain sharp edge, but it is strictly for SAR and never found its way onto a truck.
 
Just keep 1 small flashlight in your pocket. If you forget that, you can probably just use the flash on your cell phone.
And shears would be more useful than a knife.
BTW, I'd imagine that being on-call 24/7 would quickly become a stressful nightmare once the novelty of EMS/rescue wears off.
 
Underoath87 said:
BTW, I'd imagine that being on-call 24/7 would quickly become a stressful nightmare once the novelty of EMS/rescue wears off.
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I think that would largely depend on the run volume. If they only get a few calls a day it wouldn't be so bad. There's a completely volunteer ems service in the county over from us. They ran just over 400 calls last year.
 
I have a flashlight next to my bed, I have 1-2 in my truck, I have 3 when I'm on duty (small handheld that doubles for checking pupils, a 3D LED Maglite, and a light on my helmet), and I carry a drop point combo knife at all times. They have all come in handy and I use them often.

Small light: works for small rooms and has a pupil exam setting

Maglite: I work in a desert where some areas are very dark so a powerful light is great.

Helmet light: I'm not gonna hold a light while trying to do patient care, that's what my partner is for or I can just put it on my helmet and free her up to help me.

Knife: I have tried the blunt tip knifes and the rescue knifes. However I always find a need for a sharp tip (opening packages to cleaning under my finger nails to forced entry to houses). The majority of the rescue knifes are too big for my taste.

EDIT: Let me add that the Maglite stays in my backpack unless I determine I need it.
 
I work in an urban area, and have found my one small (6") LED Maglite to be all I've ever needed as far as a flashlight goes. I've used it often (night shift), but never felt the need for anything bigger or any more. It's small enough to fit easily in my pocket yet is bright enough to light up anything I may need to see. I have a pair of Leatherman Raptor shears, they're awesome. I do have a utility knife, but I have found that anything I need cutting the shears works just fine for and isn't a 'weapon' on scene. I have been considering leaving the knife at home from now on, as the shears really have been all I've needed.
 
My everyday pocketknife is the SOG Flash II. Really nice little folding blade. Not cheap, though.

I used to carry a AAA mini mag when I worked EMS and HEMS......now I keep it in my backpack that I carry to work, and a 3D cell LED maglite in my truck.
 
I recently bought a nice Fenix light off the pro deal and throws more light than a 3D mag lite and I don't have to go back to the truck to get it.

It's small enough that I don't notice it either. Fenix PD32 is the model I believe.
 
The only light I carry both on and off duty is the fenix e12. Its a nice little 1AA light that is not much larger than an AA battery. It has 3 settings, the lowest setting is dim enough to use for pupils, and the highest setting can light up my entire back yard. Just stick with a nice little light that puts out a fair beam. And yes, your backup backup backup backup backup flashlight is a tad overkill.
 
I always keep a flash light on me. The police flash lights from autozone work awsome and are cheap.

Never know when you might end up in no wheresville in pitch black and the only thing visible is a man in a hockey mask staring at you from the tree line...
 
I find these to be pretty useful:

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Gurby said:
I find these to be pretty useful:

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I actually find those to be next to useless. They never work when I need them and they are so dim (unless they're brand new) that I'm better off using the light from my phone.
 
I've actually toned down my collection after posting this. I gave some away as gifts. Now I keep one small one on me, one in my truck, and one in my girlfriends car.
 
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