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>We carry a portable CO meter on our "BLS bag" //

Do you carry other equipment for personal protection like that (or the long version - what's in the bag!?)?



"Standard" PPE (personal protective equipment) is basically our standard uniform[1], plus nitrile gloves and a radio. Additional levels of PPE include safety glasses, gowns[2], and full face shields. We also carry ballistic vests in the event a potentially violent scene.

We are a combination fire/EMS agency, so I am also a firefighter, with all the gear that goes along with that.

As far as the bags go, we have three main bags:

-The "BLS" or "Airway" bag, which contains a lot of "basic" equipment (bandages, oxygen, some common meds, etc), as well as more advanced airway management equipment (laryngoscopes and endotracheal intubation tubes, etc).

-The "ALS" or "Med" bag, which contains all ~30 medications we carry, as well as IV fluids and all the necessary pointy things to get medications into people.

-The "Pediatric" or "Peds" bag, which contains most of the same stuff as the other two bags, just in smaller quantities, and sized for kids.

There are also a few other more specialized bags (the burn bag, the trauma bag, etc), and portable equipment (portable heart monitor[3], suction[4], etc)

[1]: Stock photo of a standard "class b" uniform: https://www.lansinguniform.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Fi...

[2]: https://www.spservices.co.uk/images/products/pics/1407156050...

[3]: http://www.physio-control.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=2147484...

[4]: https://www.boundtree.com/s-scort-iii-suction-unit-596400-ph...




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