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I would say that at least half of my EMT-B class did not own a watch. That lead to a lot of scolding when we started doing actual assessments. One guy was late for our practical because he couldn't find a watch and ended up using his girlfriends "Hello Kitty!" watch :)

I'm on a truck now and I've dodged the fact that I still don't own one by using the clock in the truck. I can't rely on that. I need a watch. I have no interest in wearing one all the time and I will ONLY be using it on duty to take pulse/resp rates. Thus I do not want to spend much at all on this but I want one that is functional.

Does anyone have any recommendations? Ideally I'd love a stopwatch with an accelerometer built in so I could start/stop it with a flick of my wrist, but I doubt such a beast exists.
 
Simusid said:
Does anyone have any recommendations? Ideally I'd love a stopwatch with an accelerometer built in so I could start/stop it with a flick of my wrist, but I doubt such a beast exists.
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Really??? Any piece of crap watch will do as long as it has a second hand! All you have to do is watch the second hand for 15-30 seconds and count at the same time. It really isn't that hard. I would even use a Hello Kitty watch as long as it has a second hand! ;-D
 
wyoskibum said:
Really??? Any piece of crap watch will do as long as it has a second hand! All you have to do is watch the second hand for 15-30 seconds and count at the same time. It really isn't that hard. I would even use a Hello Kitty watch as long as it has a second hand! ;-D
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Yup I know that a $2 analog watch will work. I guess I should have asked a two part question that included "what works?" and "what do you like/prefer?"

for starters, analog or digital?
 
get a cheap one, for working in the field. with the nature of the job, you can not be worried about damaging a watch that is expensive to you
 
Impress your friends and especially your patients! Get a Rolex! :P
 
I have a Coleman watch (you know, the camping supply co). It's nice because I can set it to switch between military and standard time, and it has a stopwatch/countdown timer so I don't have to sit and stare at my watch, I can look at the patient. It was about $25.
 
For field work... just about any watch that has a second hand or also displays the seconds on the face without pressing any buttons works... especially if it's under $20. I tend to go cheap on work watches as I consider them almost disposable... Get one gooberd up and just toss it and get another, if it's not cleanable...

Nevermind the fact that I tend to be a bit hard on watches... I'd hate to lose a nice, expensive watch...
 
I wear the cheapest decent looking analog watch I can find. I can't believe we've gotten to the point on this forum to ask for a recommendation on a WATCH! Find a cheap watch that you like and wear it. Do you need a recommendation on what type of toiletry bag to use when working 24+'s?
 
Simusid said:
for starters, analog or digital?
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Analog. When I'm pretty much asleep, trying to count resps or something while looking at numbers confuses me. Just counting while the second hand moves across a quarter of a circle is a lot easier.

Personally, I have some $10 thing from Walmart. It's dressy enough so that I don't have to worry about accidentally wearing it to my day job, but I also don't need to care if it's ruined.
 
Goto Target and get a cheap one. I bought mine there for $12 and have been using it daily for over a year.
 
I really splurged out on my watch... A $40 Timex Expedition. ;) And I say splurged because any piece of junk with a second hand on the discount rack at Wally-world will work just fine.

You need a watch to: A) Tell how long it is until your shift is over; B) Put dispatch and arrival times on your run sheets, because the dispatcher "forgets" to mention it; and C) Count pulse and respirations. I will add, possibly D) Remind yourself what day it is when you're checking if your patient is oriented.

I picked my watch because it was waterproof and shock resistant, blah, blah, blah. I cracked the crystal on my last watch, so I figured I'd buy one semi-cheap watch instead of a number of dirt-cheap watches. The indiglo thing is nice, though usually you have the lights on in the back of the rig.
 
I'm going to argue with "B. Put dispatch and arrival times on your run sheets, because the dispatcher "forgets" to mention it"

I'm a firm believer that all times on a run sheet (dispatch, enroute, arrival, patient contact, transport time at facility, clear, V/S, interventions, etc) should use a common timepiece. Unless your watch is syched with your dispatchers clock, I'd just use your watch for all times.
 
JPINFV said:
I'm going to argue with "B. Put dispatch and arrival times on your run sheets, because the dispatcher "forgets" to mention it"

I'm a firm believer that all times on a run sheet (dispatch, enroute, arrival, patient contact, transport time at facility, clear, V/S, interventions, etc) should use a common timepiece. Unless your watch is syched with your dispatchers clock, I'd just use your watch for all times.
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Okay, I can agree with that, though for the most part, the time on the rig and on my watch match the time from the dispatcher.

Except for a period when the dispatcher seemed to be 10 minutes ahead of the rest of the world. Then I used my watch for everything.
 
I second the Iron man watch. I have mine a while and I love it. Waterproof and rugged. Only I have the velcro strap, and it's not so good any more. Ahhh duct tape!
 
I wear a plain black digital watch that I got at Wal-Mart. It's got everything I need...it lights up and it has a stopwatch for timing nitroglycerin doses or whatever else I want. When it gets contaminated and I have to throw it away, or I lose it...no worries. Go get another one. Find them in the jewelry section for about $5.
 
I'm currently wearing a $70 Axcent of Scandinavia Zero in black leather to work.

But that's because my last work watch, which was a $19.99 gaudy plastic monstrosity I bought at Walgreens, broke and they haven't put the $9.99 plastic Timex knockoffs back on the shelves yet.

I prefer digital watches, btw, because they pretty much always have a backlight and I have to do more mental calculation for analog ones.

Yep, new low for equipment threads.
 
Just save a couple rubber bands off asparagus and strap on the Blackberry.

Timex simple digital. Velcro nylon strap I can wash and disinfect.
My watch through my fire/crash rescue years was a Wittnauer chronograph a flightmate was going to sell to the other flight's loan shark in Basic Training. He offered twenty, I offered forty, I wore it four six years before dirt and grunge drew it to a stop.
Replacement value now: $700.
 
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