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EMT Uniforms: More Than Just EMT Pants

EMT Uniforms: More Than Just EMT Pants

How to pick the right EMT uniform blog - Blauer

Everyone knows about EMT pants as a concept – lots of pockets with places for your trauma shears, an OPA, and the ever-necessary emesis bag.  But there’s much more that goes into making a good EMT uniform – one that will help protect you from the fluids, general nastiness, and safety hazards that you’re going to encounter as part of your day-to-day role.  Today we’re going to go through from top to bottom to give you an overview of how you should dress to give yourself the best “BSI, Scene Safety” possible every day.

The Scene Is Safe?

Most of us think about the concept of being safe in terms protecting ourselves with BSI such as gloves, masks, eye protection, or other PPE that shields our exposed skin, as well as by being aware of threats to our personal safety which originate from violence or vehicles.  That’s well and good, but what about how well your uniform protects you from any of the above?

Let’s start with your feet.  You will step in some

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Tactical Boots for Women: Finding the Shoe That’s Right for You

Blauer Women's Police Boots

By Abby Gallagher, Blauer

A problem that we see in the law enforcement industry today is that women are underrepresented - something reflected in their available uniform choices, particularly in women’s tactical boots. In 2008, women accounted for 16% of all full-time local police officers, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Since female officers wear their uniforms every day to protect themselves, they deserve to have their gear tailored to fit their bodies - whether you are a man or a woman, you are an equally valuable asset to your team and your tactical gear should reflect that.

Blauer was the first company to create law enforcement uniforms specifically tailored for women, and we have continued to do so for over 40 years. Over the years and continuing today, we've teamed up with real public safety professionals, scientists,

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Police, Fire, and EMS Uniforms Built for Women

For years, police uniforms were designed only for male officers. Female officers were forced to make do with uniforms designed for men, resulting in their often wearing ill-fitting and uncomfortable clothing.  Wearing a men’s uniform may result in an unprofessional appearance due to the poor fit, and can possibly significantly hinder a woman’s performance and mobility on duty by not moving with them naturally.

For more than 40 years of their 80-year history, Blauer has been making women’s styles for law enforcement, and continues to innovate in creating better uniforms made just for them today.  With female officers accounting for 13 percent of the nationwide police force, women in law enforcement can now take advantage of the fact that uniforms and equipment are now created with their needs, comfort, and performance in mind.

Made To Fit
What are the fundamental differences in designs between men’s and women’s uniforms? First, men’s uniform shirts

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EMS Jackets have First Responders

Various EMS Jacket

Covered EMS workers, as first responders, deserve a clothing line that serves and aids them, as they do the important work of aiding others. That’s why Blauer EMS duty jackets are created with that responsibility in mind; with the finest performance materials that work to increase EMS responder visibility, comfort, ease of movement, and provide optimal weather/environmental insulation and shielding.

There is a wide variety and selection of EMS jackets; wherever EMS personal is working, Blauer outwear has the first responder's back. It’s a hard job, and a rewarding one. Whether you’re on the team as an EMS, an EMT, or a firefighter, all Blauer first responder outwear is made with the same superlative standard of fabric, care, and quality construction. These EMS jackets are as rugged as the conditions that first responders put them through! Whether the need is for rain gear, cold weather, high

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EMS Uniforms Paramedics

Ems Uniforms Paramedics Uniforms, a Basic Tool Every EMS and EMT Needs

The ems uniforms are primarily worn by emt(s) and ems paramedic people in the paramedic profession. These uniforms are the key tool every emt and ems paramedic professional needs because when these professionals wear the ems uniforms paramedics, they have access to several different tools on their person which prepares them for every kind of situation while making it known that they are not without something they need. The emt and ems uniforms consists of a shirt, professional cargo pants, a utility belt and boots. I have a friend whose an ems paramedic and she tells me that the uniforms especially the pants prepare them for everything. Now, the pants in my opinion, are the greatest asset to ems and emt(s) who don this uniform because they are capable of carrying dozens of things on them at once so as to ensure that they're never without something they need. One of the great features about the

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