EMS/FIRE

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