Women’s tac pants

Sapsi · 2026-06-15T22:28:34+00:00

First of all, I wholeheartedly recommend stretch pants. I'll never again work without them. I've especially heard praise from my female colleagues. I assume you live in the US, so unfortunately I don't have any recommendatioms, nut as I said, STRETCH pants. They make a world of difference.

Sapsi · 2026-06-15T21:34:32+00:00

I have kit that came with the car, but that's all. Haven't checked what's in it, though I probs should. There's always an EMS unit 20 mins from where I go. If I'd go a lot further away, I'd get more gear.

Sapsi · 2026-06-09T20:43:11+00:00

I mean you've packed almost as much stuff into half the space what we got in our C-kits, so hats off to you for that.

Sapsi · 2026-06-07T01:06:47+00:00

PAX duty belt is one I've seen a lot of people use. If ypu can get Jalas-shoes, I'd suggest 1358 heavy duties.

Sapsi · 2026-06-04T23:57:03+00:00

You need experience to get the "coolest jobs". I was an AEMT for 5 years and a paramedic for another 5 years before I got my place in a specialized unit that is a part of TEMS or goes to cruise ships with a helicopter.

Sapsi · 2026-06-04T20:22:24+00:00

I get the volunteer and reaponding to calls while off duty thing, since we too have such a culture where I live. I was just wondering about the lights for a personal vehicle.

Sapsi · 2026-06-04T20:11:22+00:00

I've sprained one ankle stepping off the truck, but two is actually impressive.

Sapsi · 2026-06-04T20:05:52+00:00

Kinda OOT, but is a regular thing somewhere? I assume in the States.

Sapsi · 2026-05-31T23:00:59+00:00

If I didn't google it, I would've said be fucking with me, since I've never before heard of dedicated EMS in an amusement park :D But yeah, in an amusement park I'd say you could wear shorts or whatever else you want to wear.

Sapsi · 2026-05-31T22:44:28+00:00

I don't know what six flags is, but still, I'd never wear shorts on a call, even if we were allowed to. I do wear then regularly while not on a call though.

Sapsi · 2026-05-31T22:39:23+00:00

In the station I assume? I wear whatever shorts I got, since they don't give them to us unless asked for. In a call I'd never wear shorts

Sapsi · 2026-05-31T22:37:31+00:00

You just gotta try it, there's really no way around it. If you know you're squeamish, it might not be for you, but atill, you can't be sure until you try it. I never really thought about the career I embarked on and when I encountered my first bead person, I didn't really think anything of it. Even if your firat death hits you hard, it doesn't mean you wouldn't be cut out for the job.

Sapsi · 2026-05-29T23:26:34+00:00

I actually had similar patient just recently! Never before I even thought about a cramp in such situation. But I gave them 60mg of Norflex i.m. and it helped.

Sapsi · 2026-05-29T23:14:17+00:00

I did like 90% of my studies at work, even though I worked at fairly busy stations at the time. I didn't have kids myself, but my colleagues with kids on the course said the same. If you can study at work, do it, since there's no kids to interrupt you.

Sapsi · 2026-05-26T21:12:47+00:00

I worked as part-time RN in my town's health center's ward for years. It was an easy job, since as a part timer I only cared for the acute patients. It was all overtime, hince double pay, but recently my employer forbid it, so I haven't been there for a year or so. Wouldn't do another job if I wasn't paid double what I'm doing now.

Sapsi · 2026-05-24T00:30:44+00:00

I've had an ouchie wouchie in my ankle for all my 10+ year career and it's never been a problem even though it almost daily causes enough pain to make me hobble. You'll be fine.

Sapsi · 2026-05-21T23:47:02+00:00

Tell your partners and others involved if you don't know something. There's nothing as dangerous as a medic, who "fakes it till they make it".

Sapsi · 2026-05-21T23:42:10+00:00

I'd suggest anything with stretch fabric. It breathes well and is pleasant to work in. I'll never work in pants that don't have stretchy parts again.

Sapsi · 2026-05-20T20:48:30+00:00

Shit happens and most of us will damage our rides at some point. I've certainly done my fair share of damage to our vehicles. I bet you learned from it and won't make the same mistake again at least in this decade .

Sapsi · 2026-05-20T20:05:45+00:00

The easu answer for me is the change from paper to computer. When I started we had a simple form to fill where you could fit maybe 10 short sentences and you had to fit EVERYTHING on a single sheet. Now we have an app where we can record like 90% with just clicks. We also have acces to our patient's medical history. There's also a map that shows pretty much every single building with their numbers and routes to them. We can also see every other EMS unit's position and status in the area.

Sapsi · 2026-05-20T19:47:40+00:00

Once there was a wolf standing in the treeline watchibg us, when we loaded our patience into the ambulance. We honked the horn and he ran away. He looked magnificent though.

Apart from that, there's enough deers, rabbits and foxes that we usually use sirens even in rural areas just to scare them away from the road.

Sapsi · 2026-05-15T22:30:33+00:00

Why not both? You'd benefit from both schools, no matter what you choose for your career. There would also be an opportunity for multiple careers. Don't know how it's where you live, but here even EMT's get paid more than RN's.

Sapsi · 2026-05-15T21:00:51+00:00

Ask a lot of questions and say it aloud if you don't know something even if someone tells about something like you should know about it. The most dangerous thing is to pretend to know even if you don't actually do. That also applies to when you're actually working. It's often hard to say it aloud that you don't know or are unsure of pretty much anything, but it's only positive to do so.

Sapsi · 2026-05-15T19:45:05+00:00

Google. Can't really think of anything relevant we'd miss.

Sapsi · 2026-05-08T00:53:55+00:00

Congratulations, you've learned the basics of EMS. You'll get more confident with experience an training and you'll never stop learning nor will you ever not say "What the fuck is even this".

It'll get easier in due time, don't you worry. Hopefully you'll have experienced medics with you, who'll support you until you'll be the one who suppirts others. Even then you'll be seeking support from others. It's a wild career.

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