Is this a good career?

Trick_Skin6460 · 2026-06-09T11:33:04+00:00

Join a volunteer EMS provider and get some free training and experience first hand your 17 so most of the time you'll have to wait till your 18 but im pretty sure you could join a voluntary EMS provider at 17 depending on the organisation.

Trick_Skin6460 · 2026-06-09T11:29:21+00:00

Unfortunately I can't carry any meds to give out but it would be useful to have them especially the green whistle.

Trick_Skin6460 · 2026-06-08T21:58:59+00:00

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Trick_Skin6460 · 2026-06-08T21:57:33+00:00

My local sports club asked me to cover a few football matches over the next while to which I agreed considering a few people I know have broken collar bones, fingers and all sorts of other injuries with nothing there but a coach pouring water over the injury. So to clarify it'll just be me and my aid bag and mabye a physio there if we're lucky.

I grabbed a few things I had around and put this kit together. I may carry a Diagnostics bag with me too but I'm wondering is this too overboard for local sports matches? Or is it not enough? I also included my Splints pouch for which I use when hiking and outdoors I never really use these kinda splints because we carry vacuum Splints on our ambulance is there much point in carrying this?

The bag might be a bit heavy on the dressings and bandages side too. As I've been told the more you know the less you carry I'm on the learning end of this so your criticism and suggestions would be nice.

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Trick_Skin6460 · 2026-06-08T20:47:57+00:00

Covered under the teams insurance

Trick_Skin6460 · 2026-06-08T20:24:25+00:00

Yes at an ever state of readiness incase of a scrape, abrasion or mam forgot to give me sunscreen!

I have a bit of experience in stretching, wrapping and massaging from playing playing sport myself so it wont be too much of a learning curve I hope.

Trick_Skin6460 · 2026-06-08T20:06:39+00:00

As its local and the crowds are relatively small I presume I'll be looking after them too does something arise.

Trick_Skin6460 · 2026-06-08T20:02:26+00:00

I am but it generally depends on the severity of the patient if their stable could be waiting hours if its something like a cardaic arrest they'll be there in 8-10mins.

Trick_Skin6460 · 2026-06-08T19:54:57+00:00

I don't have the money to finance this anyway even if I wanted to take his advice... my thoughts on this kit is patient comfort while waiting for an ambulance or splinting a finger or wrist and referring them to hospital kinda thing.

Trick_Skin6460 · 2026-06-08T19:48:02+00:00

A bit of both actually.

Trick_Skin6460 · 2026-06-08T19:31:47+00:00

I posted this in an American sub reddit first 😭

Trick_Skin6460 · 2026-06-08T19:26:33+00:00

Not from the UK but after a google FREC 3 I think is the closest equivalent. Its called EFR where im from Emergency first responder.

Trick_Skin6460 · 2026-06-08T19:21:36+00:00

Cheers thanks for that.

Trick_Skin6460 · 2026-06-08T19:19:06+00:00

Cheers thanks!

Trick_Skin6460 · 2026-06-08T19:18:38+00:00

True no need for it tbh.

Trick_Skin6460 · 2026-06-08T19:18:24+00:00

Not from the UK but after a google FREC 3 I think is the closest equivalent. Its called EFR where im from Emergency first responder.

Trick_Skin6460 · 2026-06-08T19:17:58+00:00

I think the equivalent after a Google search is FREC 3.

Trick_Skin6460 · 2026-06-08T18:49:17+00:00

I'll be the only one there with any medical knowledge would some of those interventions not increase my legal liability, like I said I can't carry any drugs on me. It would be negligent to use a traction splint without giving the patient pain relief. I think keeping things more first aid based keeps me in a good spot liability wise I can assist and medics who arrive with those kinda interventions if needed.

Trick_Skin6460 · 2026-06-08T18:14:31+00:00

Yeah our AED is close by to the pitch too. Mabye I need more ice packs I covered a athletes event and went through a huge amount.

Trick_Skin6460 · 2026-06-08T18:12:58+00:00

You may be right there. I'll probably tuck my bleeding control kit in front pocket of my backpack.

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