Why do YOU carry a personal jump/trauma bag?

Haha, I hope so!

He sounds a lot like our whacker, but this guy drives a truck. I'm sure he'd make a spineboard fit, though, if he had to!
 
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Fox said:
Haha, I hope so!

He sounds a lot like our whacker, but this guy drives a truck. I'm sure he'd make a spineboard fit, though, if he had to!
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i so wish i had a pic of the vw beetle i used to drive we at one point had 2 spine boards and 4 trauma bags attched to the roof. we used to drive it to lifeguard comps in it B)
 
A stethoscope, a box of nitrile gloves, safety glasses, a pen light, and a sphygmomanometer only because I go to school Tuesday through Saturday in the mornings and they require me to bring it to class always. I think if there was an emergency that I would call 911, at most throw on some gloves (equipment wise), maintain ABCs/hold manual c-spine, maybe interview the patient or bystanders (get OPQRST, PASTE, and SAMPLE maybe). I live in the city so I would expect fire or an ambulance to arrive quickly with the appropriate equipment and take over.
 
I carry a pair of gloves. Really handy for all kinds of nasty situations. Never actually used them for anything medical, though.
 
I carry a personal bag and a box of gloves in my trunk. I use the gloves for all kinds of things from checking oil to cleaning dishes.

I USED To carry my bag because my company required us to carry our own kits. Then they got in trouble with the state for not giving us one so they gave us a bag which was literally a duffel and all of our crap shoved in it. When enough people complained they got rid of those and went to regular "ems" bags. I'd say that 50-70% of us still carry our own kits.

Personally I carry my bag because I HATE the way the issued bags are laid out, I hate that if I use even the BP cuff I have to retag/inventory the entire bag, and most of all I hate the equipment we use, IE the cheapest stuff you can get.

I keep an ALS sized bag (was a gift from my wife for passing paramedic class final) with BLS supplies. Right now it's mostly empty :P I keep airway supplies for adults, a neb kit with 2 albuterol, aspirin, supplies for 1 SQ epi injection, BVM, a trauma pad, some 4x4's, a couple things of roller gauze, an adjustable collar, some glucose, and BP cuffs/scope.

I do take my bag home with me (although we are provided with storage space) and when it's in my car I use it for myself, family, and friends. If I ever stopped at an accident (which I've done maybe twice in 2 years) I grab some gloves in case of blood and that's about it. In the city an ambulance/engine response is just a few minutes away and typically they are there before I've even finished giving information to dispatch.

The biggest reason I can give though for carrying a bag is that I'm OCD about organization and my supplies. :)
 
I'm a recovering whacker. I bought myself a Meret bag as a gift to myself after I passed EMT-B. Now almost a year later I KNOW it is over the top and I never should have bothered.
 
Everyone goes a little whacker at first.

In a similar vein, you should have seen and hefted my first iteration C.E.R.T. backpack. I yanked it up by the shoulder straps one day and they ripped out. That was without water or food.
 
my POV has a decently stocked kit. For me. I go offroad for 1-2 weeks at a time, and with a group. So what's in there is mine to use. I will not use it on anyone other than the offroad group I'm with either.
 
I carry my work supplies in a bag. That is my scope, my bp cuss, gloves, a flashlight and shears. I have stopped at several serious accidents. All I ever used were gloves.

I do carry my own flourscent vest and aspirin for personal use.
 
I have two bags floating around. One has has the basic first aid stuff for family, friends and myself. This gets used quite abit.
The other bag have vet wrap, gloves, 2x2's, roll of paper towel, small bottle iodine, peroxide, flyoff cream, rope, small surgical kit, gauze, and who knows what else.

I really don't see the point in carrying a bunch of junk for the "just in case" scenario. By The time it comes most of the stuff is worthless by then.
 
Simusid said:
I'm a recovering whacker. I bought myself a Meret bag as a gift to myself after I passed EMT-B. Now almost a year later I KNOW it is over the top and I never should have bothered.
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This is the same bag my wife bought me for passing my paramedic final. As a BLS bag it's WAY over the top unless you're using them on the trucks as the 'state minimum' bags. As an ALS kit though I like it much better than anything else I've seen other medics using at our service (except for maybe the Pacific bag but it's about 350$ or something ridiculous).

I've seen medics use the issued bag, I've seen them use a small first in with just one IV setup, a round of acls drugs, and BP/scope, and I've seen them carry a personal bag AND a small first in bag. Just personal preference I guess.
 
Does it change when you are on duty with POV?

Well, I am counting my chickens that have not yet hatched as my IPE's are Saturday, but I feel safe and confident with my skills and knowledge :)

So, back to the topic. Picture a town of 5,000 people. I live on the very corner of the town, the rescue units are in the center of the town (About 8 minutes from me.....) and there is as much town on the "other" side of central station as well. So, when I respond as driver I typically go straight to the scene as I am the furthest person from the station on the department.

This will change when I am the licensed EMT responding. Right? We can't have an unlicensed driver showing up first. They are not even first responders.

So, if the call is on the other side of town, and I have to drive past central, then the driver can get the rig ready to go and I will just hop in... but if the call is on my side of town, I would likely go direct to the patient. In this case, should I have a jump bag in my car? I do have a remote station with an engine that I am engineer of at the end of my driveway so I could grab that, and it would only take a minute.

What would you do?
 
Veneficus said:
Never carried one, never plan to.

Can't think of anything I would need it for. If I am doing CPR as a bystander, it is compression only.

If somebody is conscious and bleeding i'll give them instructions.

If somebody is not, if i see the opportunity to safely apply pressure i'll just use some of their cloths.

I am not taking anyones vitals,heart tones, etc. and determining from that if they should or shouldn't seek medical attention. I am always going to encourage them to no matter what I find on assessment.

If somebody is choking, I require no gear.

I am not altering diabetics without a glucometer unless i am related or a close friend and know that they are likely hypoglycemic from history.

I am certainly not giving medications to people I don't know or performing invasive procedures when not working.

I am not hauling around an AED and all the headache that comes with it "just incase."

I am not playing mad scientist and mixing chemicals outside the medical environment if I suspect an ingestion injury.

If I suspect an inhalation or contact injury I am running away, try to keep up.

Nothing I can do for massive burns. Everything i need to care for a minor burn is readily available.

If I suspect a spinal injury and i am inclined to help, I am just going to hold manual stabilization.

babies come out on their own, and if they don't then calling for help and giving instructions is what I am doing unless i am very good friends with the lady.

What else could I possibly need?
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Quoted for the truth
 
Veneficus said:
Never carried one, never plan to.

Can't think of anything I would need it for. If I am doing CPR as a bystander, it is compression only.

If somebody is conscious and bleeding i'll give them instructions.

If somebody is not, if i see the opportunity to safely apply pressure i'll just use some of their cloths.

I am not taking anyones vitals,heart tones, etc. and determining from that if they should or shouldn't seek medical attention. I am always going to encourage them to no matter what I find on assessment.

If somebody is choking, I require no gear.

I am not altering diabetics without a glucometer unless i am related or a close friend and know that they are likely hypoglycemic from history.

I am certainly not giving medications to people I don't know or performing invasive procedures when not working.

I am not hauling around an AED and all the headache that comes with it "just incase."

I am not playing mad scientist and mixing chemicals outside the medical environment if I suspect an ingestion injury.

If I suspect an inhalation or contact injury I am running away, try to keep up.

Nothing I can do for massive burns. Everything i need to care for a minor burn is readily available.

If I suspect a spinal injury and i am inclined to help, I am just going to hold manual stabilization.

babies come out on their own, and if they don't then calling for help and giving instructions is what I am doing unless i am very good friends with the lady.

What else could I possibly need?
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quoted for truth! :)..but seriously..youre right haha.


bstone said:
I have a CPR pocket mast with gloves on my keychain. That's all I carry.
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mine stays in my glove box LOL!

i do have a first aid kit, a box of gloves (comes in handy when u have to touch nasty stuff like gas pumps ) and some asa/ibuprofen. all for myself/family in my car.
 
What would you know Vene

Seriously...I can't believe how uncaring you guys are. You're so burnt out. Since reading CPR for dummies and filling out the coupon on in the back for a free pocket mask, I wanna be prepared to use my medical skills for the betterment of human kind, so I carry:

- 26 hard collars.
- two identical packets of band aids...just in case one of them is faulty, I know I can rely on the back up in an emergency.
- my scanner, just in case someone needs me.
- my equipment belt complete with deluxe BVM holster (that cost extra off galls) and dual lumen glove pouch technology.
- aviator sun glasses.
- a selection of pens: to the untrained eye...handy for writing but, but too those of us trained to act quickly in an emergency..BAM!.. pen cric.
 
I recently spent $30 on the NASA space pen just in case I have to write upside down, underwater, in space or upside down underwater while in space.

My partner spent $0.88 and got a pencil.
 
Dominion said:
I carry a personal bag and a box of gloves in my trunk. I use the gloves for all kinds of things from checking oil to cleaning dishes.

Personally I carry my bag because I HATE the way the issued bags are laid out, I hate that if I use even the BP cuff I have to retag/inventory the entire bag, and most of all I hate the equipment we use, IE the cheapest stuff you can get.

The biggest reason I can give though for carrying a bag is that I'm OCD about organization and my supplies. :)
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^ This. First, the bags at work are crap. Half are falling apart, and they're small bags with a large amount of crap shoved into them. Also, they lack a couple things I feel they should have.

At my volly company, we don't have a BLS house bag. Yes, that's right, no bag. Yes, we had a crew recently walk in with only a stretcher and a bag with a BP cuff/steth/a few 4x4s in it, and it was a cardiac arrest, and it was a mad scramble to go back and get everything. I try to avoid that embarrassment.

So, my bag does carry things like Adult/Ped BVMs, airways, etc.. Things for bleeding control, and yes, Adult/Ped collars. I also carry a couple things that no one else seems important enough to carry, like a thermometer and a ring cutter. Personally, I feel the most important part of my kit is the emesis bag, because I hate having to clean up puke. Ironically, they always seem to miss the bag. <_<

However, I can say that I can probably count on both hands the number of times I've actually used it in my personal life, and never more than a puke bag or a 4x4 and some tape.

I'm actually allowed, per my volly company, to carry ILS equipment. IV supplies and King tubes, but no ETT, due to not having capnography handy. I just see no need for any of that. Outside of work/volly, I follow Veneficus' policy.
 
MonkeySquasher;225051Outside of work/volly said:
Ok, so it is reasonble then to have a jump bag if you are on duty for a volly service and may be first on scene, before the ambulance?
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