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EMS Finds for a “Quiet and Slow” Shift 🚑 🚨
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items Realistic Items and Advice that I wish people told me about prior to my EMS career.
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Apparel (Tops) 👕
Apparel (Bottoms) 👖
Apparel (Shoes) 🥾
Clothing Accessories 🧤
Bags 💼
EMS Equipment/Accessories 🚑
Apparel (Tops) 👕
You don’t need the fanciest clothes for your patients to throw up on you do you? These shirts run true to size and can absolutely save you on cold nights in the fall.
Long Sleeve Compression Shirt
Super good quality and customizable for your cert level and service!
Firefighter and EMS Job Shirts
More of the expensive base layers from under armour in case you would want to go with a brand name instead of generic!
Mens Baselayer Collection
Apparel (Bottoms) 👖
Long thermal underwear to put under those sweet ABR pro pants
Men's Thermals & Long Underwear
These. THESE are THE pants. They fit great especially in the crotch region. True to size BUT still has a little bit of stretch. They don’t make you look frumpy. Professional and slick. Personally these are the only pants I’ve bought for the past Thre...
ABR™ Pro Pant
L.A. Police gear is second up for great EMS pants. They fit great and are less expensive than 5.11’s. The quality is additionally second best. And I’ve gone through a LOT OF EMS PANT BRANDS
Men's Tactical Cargo Pants | Top Brands
Apparel (Shoes) 🥾
After being in EMS for over 6 years, Hands down THE BEST brand of shoe I have bought. Durable and worth the money.
Bates Boots - Tactical, Military & Security| Bates US - Wolverine
Let me tell you, the leg swelling? Insufferable. You don’t want to be insufferable? Do you? Take my advice as someone that works a busy service and is always moving. I wish I would have worn these sooner to be honest.
COMRAD | Everyday Compression Socks with Benefits For Men & Women
Call this impractical, but Doc’s are SOLID. Always go for the steel toed option. The first time your foot gets ran over by something. You let me know if you feel it with these.
Steel Toe Work Boots & Shoes
Clothing Accessories 🧤
I feel personally under armour has the best “cold gear” out there. Now that winter is coming it definitely is better to start getting this stuff now
Men's Beanies & Cold Weather Accessories
People sleep on dickies a LOT. But these belts are heavy duty, long lasting and they are budget friendly.
Belts & Suspenders | Dickies US
Higher Quality than the Dickies, however it’s more expensive. They are decent. Pairs great with the ABR pants!
Tactical Belts for Security and Performance
Bags 💼
Another Walmart pick up. Durable and PLENTY of pockets. This again will be to put YOUR personal items in. Laptop, IPads, Note books, Gear you might wear on your belt, snacks, wallet, keys , water bottle. Genuinely your LIFE LINE.
Backpacks – SWISSGEAR
Less pockets but the MOST DURABLE backpack out there. If you want this to last you 10 years. It’ll do it. If you are looking for the compartment aspect and need every little thing organized to make your daily routine easier. Maybe not a great fit. Wa...
Backpacks for School, Travel & Everyday
EMS Equipment/Accessories 🚑
So this CONTRARY to what you think. This Is for YOU. In case YOU get shot on the job. Or STABBED. Or whatever else can happen. I wear mine for me. We have plenty of them readily available for patients. It’s YOUR safety over everything. In a real lif...
Tourniquet Holders, Belts & Pouches
LISTEN. YOU DO NOT NEED A G SHOCK WATCH.
I don’t care if it’s a 70 year old EMS vet. Or a 1 year in fresh face. Get a watch with 1.) Analog Option
2.) Tells the Date
I promise that is ALL you will need
IF you do get a digital. Make sure it has th...
All Watches - Walmart.com
Fit the size and type of flashlight of your choice. Great to have on a belt. I use mine almost every shift whether it’s walking into someone’s dark house or trying to get better light to find a vein. I wish I carried one sooner.
Lite Holster Stretch™ Flashlight Holster
This is something I just can’t let you skimp on. If you get ANYTHING out of this section on accessories. Get this. It’s an INVESTMENT. But it’s WORTH IT. You owe it to your patients and self. It will give you the confidence to really hone in on lung ...
Littmann
These in my eyes are better than Raptor Shears for cutting. Raptor has some GREAT accessories on their shears that make it multi purposeful. But in six years I’ve used the accessories less than a handful of times. The cutting part for these X shears ...
Products – XShear
The Holders for your X Shears. Everything is attachable to your belt. You don’t need a duty belt. That’s bulky and we aren’t the police. Look clean and professional. With only the important things on your belt.
Holsters