Paramedic Everyday Carry (EDC)
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- EDC = Everyday Carry. Time to empty out the pockets to show you what I carry on me when I am on duty as a paramedic.
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Missed out a pocket full of gloves! Every para/EMT always has a pocket full of gloves by the end of shift. Good videos tho keep up the work, it’s interesting to see the differences on the other side of the pond! 🇬🇧
Yep, just got off duty and have a pocket full lol
@@JW-kg2ue Ha ha! Standard even in Sweden. Both to always have them and to find a bunch with emptying my pockets efter shift.
Glove holster
A dryer never fails to turn some out
Mark Adamson if that ain’t that truth 😂😂
I just started in EMS at my local voulenteer fire department and I always enjoy your videos! Very informational!
*Volunteer
As an aspiring flight nurse/medic I love your account! Keep it up!!
Good video and thanks for sharing. As a retired medic, my only suggestion would be a black sharpie marker. I used the refillable aluminum ones as they sealed better that the plain plastic ones... Thanks again and have a safe week...
+1 for the sharpie
Barf bags. I learned to keep one or two of them in my pocket for " rapid deployment"
Raptor, pen, sharpie, flashlight, phone, wallet, Littman. I also have a pulse-ox and a temporal thermometer in my bag, as well as a trauma kit (sometimes our service doesn’t give us everything I think they should). I used to carry a 26 Fr NPA in my pocket when I worked in the hospital. There was a BVM in almost every room, but I always seemed to be first to arrive during codes; and it was nice to have an adjunct available.
Thank you, my friend, you are a sophisticated person and I am following you am from Iraq. Thank you
Made me laugh when you were talking about your cheap shears, how you do not want to get puke ect. On them.. I totally agree, but my 1rst day on the box, we had a patient with a rowdy GI bleed, and that day I wore my brand new Haix Xr1 boots,.. And yeah.. They got pooped on 😒 sooo ive been wearing some cheaper ones lol
@@PrepMedic yup unfortunately lol
Thanks for making such awesome vids!
The one thing that I always carry in addition to the things that you showed is a "good" flashlight on my belt. I can not even count the times that I ended up needing it on a call. I have carried a Fenix PD35 for years and just switched over to an Olight M2R Warrior.
It's an awesome flashlight
You're growing very well, I hope you keep growing.
That Benchmade barrage is awesome you found a good one.
No flashlight? I’m an EMT and with the amount of times that I have gone in somewhere with low/no lighting is ridiculous lol. Would recommend any type of rechargeable flashlight.
I’m pretty sure the iPhone comes with a flashlight function:-)
Medic Yoshi yeah but it isn’t as bright as my Felix ld20
True. Personally I carry a flashlight anyway because I could be using my phone for something else or I may need my flashlight quickly.
anthonydisney I use a Streamlight stylus with a set of rechargeable AAA batteries. I have roughly 5 of them in various conditions. And also have a Streamlight Strion(regular and HL) HL is mounted in my car to charge while I drive, a lite box in the trunk, and a survivor on my turnout coat both in my full time department and my volunteer. It all depends on what you plan to use it for.
Even for dayshift I'd carry a torch, better to have and not need and it takes up no space.
Around this time of year here in the UK with daylight rapidly dwindling every day it's a no brainer.
You have an awesome wife !! I wish my wife would buy me a Benchmade knife or any knife from the USA. You are lucky, I have to buy my own knives. I love the videos thanks for taking the time to make them !!
Don't need 90% of that stuff. I carry a pair of disposable gloves and a stethoscope. I have a pair of raptors for trauma jobs as well.
If you were really hurt, I'd bet you would be glad that he carries 90% of this stuff. If I got hit with a couple of shells, I would want this man on my team.
gloves (thin) breathing barrier (thin) , narcan autoinjector---great basic life saving things to have...I carry these, but not scissors or a tourniquet, though I have access to them in personal vehicle...good video, thanks.
Great video! Gonna have to start carrying some of those for the fire dept EMS.
Hi, Great video! Im a surgeon but I frequently work on the road when we have students. You inspired me to film the contents of my little bag aswel lol!! Personally I always keep my stethoscope with me (althouhg its not a must) I also have a pupil torch (the cheap ones will do fine) with a standard thermometer and some tounge depressors. That all I carry in a convenient pouch. And I always have some gloves lol!! Other than that, my equipment I keep in my jump bag itself. Oh yes, I always alwsys have a ligature with me. Hope to hear from you soon. I would love to learn more from you. We might come up with some ideas for a collaboration? Greetings my friend, Damien
I'm only working in ambulance transport so the exciting stuff happens elsewhere, but my most used edc is definitely a little softcover moleskine. I take notes all the time, wether it's the address of the next hospital for the relatives, or the stuff we have to re-fill prior to our next mission. It always sits in my chest pocket and is pretty useful!
I often carry a small, light weight intubation kit, needle decompression, and IV start kit. Because they are things I would need quickly without going into a bag. I should mention that I often respond to cardiac arrests in all areas of the hospital and like to accomplish tasks before the crash cart arrives. I also work as a Flight Paramedic/RN and the helicopter is quite cramped, so gear can be hard to reach.
They dont have medics or RNs tube in hospitals lol
@@andrewaldrich3699 "they" dont have RNs or Medics intubate in hospitals? Whoever "they" are......they live in a very sad place! That's really too bad.
@@JM-nh8yp Usually the respiratory therapist or doctor does the intubation.
@@neinmehr1601 Maybe where you work the respiratory therapist or doctor intubates. Where I work, the Paramedics train in the operating room with the CRNA's. They also get experience in the ER and the rest of the hospital. Finally, they get experience in the most challenging area of all, which is outside the hospital, in any number of locations, such as outdoors in very bad weather, very cramped areas and low light conditions.
Right so you're a paramedic and a sheriff's deputy, lets combine the two, replace the standard ammo of your service pistol with gauze and then when you shoot people it clogs their wounds. #lifehack
Funny thought: I was a combined Deputy/Paramedic for the Genesee County Sheriff Office Up here in Flint, MI before I transitioned to be strictly Law Enforcement.
Emmanuel Goldstein you should drink some anti-freeze. You might enjoy the taste and do us all a favor.
Emmanuel Goldstein that almost original, good job 👍🏻!
@@nathanjaco4202 how tf does that work? slight conflict of interest no?
@@jamiew.2718 not at all. Look us up. Genesee County sheriffs office Flint MI
Dude, thanks to you I now know that I can get discounted pricing as a Paramedic with NAR and Oakley. Thanks!
Very cool EDC! Thanks for the video.
love the videos! going to start paramedic school very soon! i had a heart transplant almost two years ago!
Saludos desde colombia soy paramedico de la NAEMT y gracias por. Tus videos
I've become a big fan of carrying a "black bag" or man purse. Our FD switched to pants with no extra pockets anyways. Nice thing about the bag is I can grab specifically what I need on each call amd travel light or just bring the small bag with me. I also carry things like my nicer stethoscope, light, heavy duty ems gloves, gum,snacks etc..
I just found your channel it was recommended to me. So far I like it very informative great job!! Your wife did an amazing job on your knife. I took a screenshot just to see how she did. For sure impressed
I highly-value your channel! Thank you so much for sharing all of this information!
my EDC is:
1) Cellphone
2) Keys
3) Knife (Marser KÄ271(advanced version of Ontario RAT))
4) Wallet
5) R.A.T.S. tq
6) Emergency bandage
7) Disposable gloves
8) Watch (Casio Edifice EF128)
@@PrepMedic it just fits in pocket so good. Actually I might switch to SWAT-T next week))
Add a Sharpie pen to your edc they are EMT’s best friend
wilfre perez why?
Ty Vichayabhai write on gloves, stretcher sheet, even patient for TQ application.
Amazing content!!! Public good to say the least!
an extra saline flush (it has so many uses especially for people that wear contacts) :-)
Nice Video! I also carry a pair of Mechanix Gloves for carrying persons, heavy equipment or in case of assaults.
Id recommend including carrying a small but good flash light and a stethoscope, i usually use them for obtaining lung sounds on any kinda respiratory call
As an EMT I always have a notepad or pad of sticky notes in my breast pocket of my uniform. I also have a little cheap keychain wallet to carry my certifications and licenses in. Also I usually stick a few of those little hand sanitizer wipes packets in my pocket, We use the McKesson ones at McCormick Ambulance in SoCal, or i keep one of the small bottles of purell.
For the watch there is a setting that will leave it on for 70 seconds or so. I dont know if you need it but it's a tidbit you could pass onto other people.
Where is the stethoscope.
A decent flashlight and gloves!
I am a retired medic and I am sure it's been said but I carry leather barrier / puncture resistant gloves, hand sanitizer and a flashlight. But hell when I was a medic we carried stethoscopes on us and a few other things. Times change.
Very complete.
I need a flashlight to my liking
Love the air med shears!!! Ive personally never needed the carpuject so I dumped it. I rarely carry the hemostats but when you need them you really need them! For a knife I’ve fallen in love with the Gerber knife that takes the replaceable razor blades. For a pen I love the ones I have with the stylus on the other end for tapping on the iPad. Lastly, I carry my 500 lumen streamlight. You always need light. Congrats on a huge channel brother, let’s get together for a video or two
I’m sure being out on watch for years you have a go to flashlight(s), check out black scout survival flash lights or even wowtac thrunight super powerful yet inexpensive with different modes maybe even olight less bulky more $, some work gloves mechanix and Oakley inexpensive once again those can get dirty fast and feel like those should be handy Incase of a collision of some sort help out when FD is in route and you’re first on scene or wrestling down edp with PD keeping your hands safe. Keep up the great educational clips thank you for these videos and all that you do out there.
Latex free gloves... can never have enough in your pocket. Flastlight also, recommend olight.
Hi Sam;
My names Michael mate I’m almost 60 now but was a frontline paramedic for 20 years, couple of things you missed out, I’m sure you just forgot them, one ) rubber gloves two ) torch mine had a sort land yard on it with a whistle on it used for obs during the day but the difference between life and death at night; may be at a major road traffic accident at night where you need help; flash the light blow the whistle and folks will come running ( shout and scream mostly no one comes ) third a medium sized plastic bag 10”-12” square I’m sure you’ve had jobs where a gun knife or weapon was lying around on scene just bag it quickly preserve the evidence and place it out of sight or in a place of safety it stops a drunk /junky / or assailant picking it up and using it against you ( they all fit in a pocket have them on you as you know their use is then instant ) good luck stay safe. Michael S aka Roach
Good stuff.
Great taste in knives
Wow your on trending? CZcams moderates must have fallen asleep! They never let people like you on here congrats man!
*I probably have 2 or 3 pairs of gloves in different pockets.*
*That way I always find one quick no matter which pocket I go for, and I have extras to hand to a partner.*
*I also keep a small bottle of hand sanitizer, a small notebook to go with the pens.*
*I also carry a tourniquet, shears, gauze, duct tape, sharpie and 2 extra gloves in a ankle holster.*
*It saves rooms in the cargo pocket to carry snacks.*
*My ankle kit is a holster originally made for a handgun that I modified, inspired by a few different commercial ankle medical kits sold in the US.*
*I'm not really a paramedic per se, I work in Europe where we don't have that title and not the same fonctions as US paramedics.*
*Our title is closer to "ambulanceman", like "policeman".*
*We don't give drugs to patients for **example.In** case of life threatening calls a physician and a nurse are added to the ambulance crew.*
@@JoeDurobot In Portugal we work exactly like that, except we are firefighters as well
*I think it's like that in a lot of European **countries.In** Europe we bring a physician to the patient, in the US they bring the patient to a physician.*
*A few ambulance crew are also volunteer firefighters.When they don't work for the ambulance company they work in the ambulance for the fire department.*
@@JoeDurobot Here in Portugal we are creating our first paramedics, they will be able to administer drugs and pretty much do what paramedics do with a few exceptions, but always supervised by a medic
Problem is, the "order of the nurses" (I don't know how to translate it properly) doesn't want that to happen because they will kinda lose money and their "status"
Volunteer FD's in Portugal are the ones who respond to most emergency medical calls, like, 85% of it. In critical situations, like you said, we call for help, and if a physician and nurse is available at the moment they will come to our aid, and if not, we take our victim to the nearest hospital or to the one most indicated for the situation at hand.
Our life-saving skills are really basic and in my personal opinion we lack a lot of knowledge, and trust me, lives have been lost because we can't really do much more.... It's sad really
*We have fast response cars with a medic, a physician, and a nurse on board.*
*Sometimes they even get there before the ambulance gets to the patien's home.*
*They can even land by helicopter directly on the road at the scene of an accident and air lift the patient to the nearest hospital, for the most critical situations.*
You forgot the EMS lounge sandwich, and the Red Bull’s...
The only concern I would have with something like an apple watch would be damaging the watch. I use a $15 dollar Timex special from Wal Mart with a second hand.
I'd like to learn some emt stuff I don't know much but now I'm really interested in it, what a great career you have
A big difference between US and UK is sleeves and watches. Nothing on forearms or wrists as this harbours dirt/debris for wound infection. Can't easily wash a Smart Watch. Otherwise - great ideas and tips
PrepMedic - understood. If you look at UK paramedics, watches are either fib types that are easily cleaned or regular watches attached to clothing such as the belt loop on trousers. Doctors do this in ED and ICU because they cannot wear wrist watches either
Hey there buddy, awesome video just like all videos you post! The only suggestion that I have is a nice and compact flashlight. There are many cool flashlight available out there but one that I've found most useful is by fenix and it's a small, upright ( right angle) , rechargeable andcoolest of all this one has a red LED as well that makes searching items easier, but it's also ideal for checking pupil dilation or responsiveness.
PrepMedic , that's actually a pretty good point man! I don't have as much experience as you do and I gotta tell you the more experience I gain, the more I learn the value of "less is more"! Although I love the flashlight, it is pretty heavy and along with my Raptors, they constantly pull my pants down . Thank you for the reply brother, like I said I continue to learn and your channel is a great source.
I’ve enjoyed the Oakley SI website. Have gotten several Flak Jacket sunglasses as well as a nice pair of clear safety glasses for BSI protection on calls. Been having a hard time wearing sunglasses lately though due to having to wear a mask for COViD and everything fogging up.
you can tell how green a medic is by the number of tools on his belt!
Can you do a video about carrying a firearm while being a paramedic I know some places allow you to carry concealed and others don't I thought it would be a good topic tho
yes please do a video about this. i cant find any good videos on youtube about carrying as a medic. also toss in the idea of carrying in scrubs (no belt loops) .
Good stuff...but, you need a quality flashlight. (Surefire, streamlight, etc) and a sharpie.
This was soooo good!! I am in Aus so I assume the stuff you carry would be pretty much a he same.
I think you need a Water-free hand cleaner, they are very useful tho.
And you need a pupil torch mate...
I do carry a FLIR ONE phone thermal imagery camera with me, it works nicely.
And a Power bank since my phone battery is trash.
Great carry. You should consider an "off-duty" carry video as well. Only thing personally for me is carrying a flashlight--wouldn't need to be big or fancy, but maybe a keychain light. Check out the Nitecore Tube light. I keep those on my car keys as a back up to my primary light which is a Sure Fire EB1. I also see you went up another couple of K. Awesome work man. Would you recommend the Raptor shears? I find that I like the old school shears when I do medic work but I get OCD and I still carry more than I should and I feel like the Raptors would fix some of that issue.
Hi, I would like to ask what type of first aid kit or equipment you would recommend taking on a dirtbike or to skatepark?
When I started as a paramedic in '03 cell service was so bad no one kept personal phones on them so we just had the phone in the ambulance. My EDC was a wallet and a Swiss army knife, lol. How times change!
Brian definitely no phone service in 03 cell phone towers were not available yet for obviously reasons..
Im confused about the pens. Wish you would’ve gone into more detail.
Love your videos, I’m a paramedic from mexico
I would have considered adding a flashlight
For me I also carry a permanent marker and a vomit bag
Great video!
my suggestion would be to look into getting a pelican phone case. i have a IPhoneX withe the waterproof pelican case and ive dropped my phone multiple times and nothing has broken plus it looks more streamlined compared to the otterboxes that after a while the rubber isnt as tight around the case as you can see with your phone. its a pelican so its made by the same people that make the gun cases. they're in the neighborhood of $40 on amazon.
Awesome vids keep it up!
You should also cary a flashlight
richy mccormick Yes! I carry the Mircostream from Streamlight. Best $17 I’ve ever spent for a work light.
I’d recommend upgrading and carrying a gen 7 tourniquet instead of the 6. Great vid
Can you do a review on your stethoscope?
Wrist watch w/ a seconds hands, and a pen/permeant marker are by fare the absolute, #1 must carry. V/s, notes and pass on. Cannot do these without those. Two is one, one is none.
I'd suggest a sharpie. I've written basic info/VS on t shirts with this in a mascal, and it has been useful in many, many situations.
Hello Sam, this is my first time watch your CZcams "PrepMedic"
Just wana say Hello from Indonesia
Get you a Gen 7 CAT at the least, brother. Or, maybe look into the Tactical Solutions SOF-TW, easily my favorite TQ. They pack down much smaller than the CAT. I still carry CATs, but only a few. I carry 16TQs with me on any given patrol, and the majority of them are SOF-TW.
Hey man respect from Tunisia😉😀
Bahaha !! I’m a R.N. I thought I was the only one who lost that many cheap pens!!
The most important thing that you leave out is your personal experience and exposure to actual medical emergencies. People can have all this great gear but unless they can keep their wits about them in an actual emergency then all this is useless. In my opinion, the real life-saver is your experience and on the job training.
What about a penlight?
Perhaps add a small flashlight like a Streamlight Stylus Pro or Micro? Or a smaller light such as a MagLite solitare?
I have a Surefire Titan I was able to find on clearance at local hardware store.
No stethoscope, flashlight and pocket full of gloves?
Ahhh... so you're that guy.
Great video! The only thing I'd ask about is if you carry a pen/flashlight? I have a dual purpose (multiple settings, designed for EMS) light that works well, but tend to carry my Surefire at night.
But what do you use the pens for? C'mon you can tell us.
Thats a fact, pens are never for yourself
Correy Keen prepmedic uh obviously for field tracheotomies????
For coworkers to ask to borrow and by borrow they do mean to steal.
I know what the pen is for, I've seen training day like 20 times!
Correy Keen grey’s anatomy style trachs🤷🏼♀️
We carry just about the same loadout minus the carpuject im an emt so i dont really need it though and i also wear a gshock watch
just sum ideas for future videos or discussion 1- PTSD in health care providers ,, 2 - When you know the patient and the outcome is likely to be bad 3- what you would like a civilian t carry do for before the amb arrives for (a) shock trauma (B) medical unconscious patient . Like your channel just sum ideas no pressure
Great video Sam. You must have a lot of pockets to carry all of those things on you. When you say that you work for a hospital ambulance how does that differ from a regular EMS station? Seems like it may be more streamlined.
Greetings from Polish EMS bro! ;) What is a name of that song on the end of this film?
How about a finger pulse oximeter only about £10 / $15 when I got one on Amazon and comes in handy all the time where I am in Bolton England we have a lot of problems with synthetic drug use and it can be very difficult to find a pulse without one
Where do you keep your torniquet, assuming you always have it on your person when you are on duty, do you put in on your belt in a tq holder or do you keep it in your pocket or something?
A small flashlight is missing in my book
As a 10+ year medic I carry my edc is:
Phone.
Tobacco.
Maybe pen.
U should carry a walkie talkie and an earpiece so that u can communicate with other paramedics
@Amy Suresh If you watch the whole video, he says he does carry a radio at work.
How do you check pupils without a penlight or flashlight? Is this still done? (I'm an EMS oldtimer) Thanks for the great videos! Very well done.
Can you make a video about your pepperspray/taser experience?
Light to check pupillary reflex
Can you post a Amazon link for the Bic pens?? 😂Cool video, have you tried the Sog trauma shears?
I still need to get my hands on the SOGs to try them out! I’ll see if I can order a pair tonight
Love my Raptors...
Thus is great but do you also carry gloves?
a handy aaa flashlight