So it was pretty slow today at the station, and one of the paramedics was cleaning out her bag. Of course we were bored so we decided to see what she carried around, which prompted everyone to empty their bag for our personal amusement. What do you have? Here is what I have:
1) Sony eBook Reader - Passes the time
2) iPod & headphones
3) 14 pens (I am a collector apparently)
4) my last pay stub (sad sight there)
5) 6 Tootsie-Rolls (assorted flavors)
6) Stapler (we do run reports the old fashioned way)
7) Stethoscope (bight orange sprague)
8) mini-maglight (which I was happy about, because I thought I lost it)
9) 9 gum wrappers (still smelled like wintergreen too)
10) my company ID badge (wore that like once, we have name plates on the uniform, why carry a badge too?)
11) 2 blowpops (sour apple)
12) Chapstick (the one in the blue)
13) $9.47 in change (happy little surprise there, I was able to buy breakfast.)
14) Expired coupons for Panera Bread (good thing I found all that money)
15) Advil, Tylenol, and DayQuil in those little single dose packs and a big bottle of Excedrine (my liver hates me for it, but I eat them like candy some days)
16) phone charger (also works for the eBook Reader)
17) A bunched up piece of paper that turned out to be the homework I lost for paramedic school a few weeks ago (Thank goodness the instructor didn't collect that one)
18) My rigs broken glucometer that I was supposed to leave on the station managers desk (well I did that finally)
19) monitor strip on unknown pt with NSR at 74 bpm, and a note on back that says "this nurse is pi$$ing me off" in my partners handwriting. (she wouldn't release care of the patient to a paramedic until she cleared it with the ADN because the patient was critical.... yeah... thats why your podunk hospital called for a transport to a hospital with an ICU for that patient!!!)
20) a list of names to make cards out for my last CPR class (the class was on Friday, this one was actually not lost in the pit, I knew it was there in the side picket)
21) butane lighter i use to heat my ambulance key for when it freezes shut (though since the bag is in the ambulance that was some bad planning)
22) Last.... a crisp $1.00 bill bringing the grand total up to... $10.47 I didn't think I had. (I love how seeing a dollar got me all excited)
What do you guys carry... and I don't mean what do you think you carry... go look, it's time to clean out the bag. You might just be able to get some Panera Bread without needing the coupon with all the money you find... on a side note, Panera Bread gets all huffy if you pay with mostly dimes and nickles.
1) Sony eBook Reader - Passes the time
2) iPod & headphones
3) 14 pens (I am a collector apparently)
4) my last pay stub (sad sight there)
5) 6 Tootsie-Rolls (assorted flavors)
6) Stapler (we do run reports the old fashioned way)
7) Stethoscope (bight orange sprague)
8) mini-maglight (which I was happy about, because I thought I lost it)
9) 9 gum wrappers (still smelled like wintergreen too)
10) my company ID badge (wore that like once, we have name plates on the uniform, why carry a badge too?)
11) 2 blowpops (sour apple)
12) Chapstick (the one in the blue)
13) $9.47 in change (happy little surprise there, I was able to buy breakfast.)
14) Expired coupons for Panera Bread (good thing I found all that money)
15) Advil, Tylenol, and DayQuil in those little single dose packs and a big bottle of Excedrine (my liver hates me for it, but I eat them like candy some days)
16) phone charger (also works for the eBook Reader)
17) A bunched up piece of paper that turned out to be the homework I lost for paramedic school a few weeks ago (Thank goodness the instructor didn't collect that one)
18) My rigs broken glucometer that I was supposed to leave on the station managers desk (well I did that finally)
19) monitor strip on unknown pt with NSR at 74 bpm, and a note on back that says "this nurse is pi$$ing me off" in my partners handwriting. (she wouldn't release care of the patient to a paramedic until she cleared it with the ADN because the patient was critical.... yeah... thats why your podunk hospital called for a transport to a hospital with an ICU for that patient!!!)
20) a list of names to make cards out for my last CPR class (the class was on Friday, this one was actually not lost in the pit, I knew it was there in the side picket)
21) butane lighter i use to heat my ambulance key for when it freezes shut (though since the bag is in the ambulance that was some bad planning)
22) Last.... a crisp $1.00 bill bringing the grand total up to... $10.47 I didn't think I had. (I love how seeing a dollar got me all excited)
What do you guys carry... and I don't mean what do you think you carry... go look, it's time to clean out the bag. You might just be able to get some Panera Bread without needing the coupon with all the money you find... on a side note, Panera Bread gets all huffy if you pay with mostly dimes and nickles.