How often do you wash your uniform?

[ParamedicStudent]

Once every day, once every two days? One every week?

I think alot about the germs and bacteria on it so I toss my clothes in the "dirty" basket, or if it's clean and I know it, i'll wear it for a 2nd day.

 

[Flying]

Unless if something mucked up my work uniforms, they are washed weekly like everything else and ironed.

 

[DesertMedic66]

We are given 9 shirts for full time employees and our uniforms are washed and pressed by a company every Friday so I will change our shirts after a day or 2 depending how dirty they are, how much they stink, how busy I was the day prior. I think I have a total of 10 different pants that are the same.

 

[AtlasFlyer]

Unless I've had a rare shift where I come in contact with nothing icky, I do not re-wear anything without washing first.

My boots live in the closet in the laundry room (where I come in the house from the garage). They do not ever, EVER, walk through my house.

 

[EpiEMS]

I get one wear out of both shirts and pants for uniform purposes. Boots stay in the garage, for sure.

 

[Handsome Robb]

They get washed every day...we're in and out of hospitals every day. That alone is enough to make me wash them. Not including being in the ambulance.


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[Midazzled]

Every day. And polish my boots everyday, too.

 

[VentMonkey]

When they're dirty. Agreed with the boots being left outside, they come nowhere near the inside of my house either.

 

[PotatoMedic]

My uniform and boots live at work. Sadly I have to bring them home every week to wash them. But I change at work and I don't bring it home or in my car without being in a container.

 

[Fry14MN]

I work in a hospital so mine get washed after each time I wear them. I come in contact with patients every day so I'd rather be safe about it. I also wipe down all my gear and duty belt at the end of each shift.

 

[MMiz]

Washed after every shift or taken to the dry cleaners if it was an especially messy shift.

It was a challenge with only two pairs of pants and one long sleeve and one short sleeve shirt, but a professional appearance and cleanliness are important in EMS.

 

[NomadicMedic]

Mine never come in the house. Boots stay in the garage and uniform goes right in the washer when I get home.

 

[StCEMT]

Not as much as I want due to living in a dorm and paying $2.50 per load of laundry. Not too much of a problem during the times I work one day a week since by the time I wear it twice I have a full load. Can't really keep my boots outside either, so they just stay by the door.

 

[NysEms2117]

after every shift. although im part time so idk if i count because i work once a week usually, maybe once every 2 weeks.

 

[VentMonkey]

im part time so idk if i count because i work once a week usually, maybe once every 2 weeks.

I'm technically a "part time" ground paramedic, so I am in the same boat. This just means I have that many uniforms less to clean and press, score AND score!

 

[Tigger]

Boots live in the entryway, uniform shirt lives in my locker. Shirts go to the cleaner at the end of the set this time of year, which I see as fine. I'm running about 10 transports each set so frankly I am not that concerned. My city shirts rarely make it more than two shifts without going to the cleaners though...

 

[Chef]

Just depends on the shift. If we run 12-15 calls and I'm nasty; it gets washed. If not; max is 2 shifts.