Greg Friese, MS, NREMT-P
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First Responder Bag Checks
- By Greg Friese, MS, NREMT-P
- Published 11/13/2008
Last night at my first responder group meeting we discussed that on several recent calls items were missing from our shared response bags. This was especially significant since a BVM was missing on a cardiac arrest call.
These are some ideas I have for solving this problem:
- carry less stuff create a kit check form that on-call member documents kit contents at the start of every shift Limit kit check to 5-10 mandatory items such as oxygen, bag valve mask, non-rebreather mask, nasal cannula, glucometer, AED battery and pads, and medications. Checking the number of bandaids is not so important use plastic zipper ties (easily broken) to seal compartments with known contents so check is not necessary. For example, medications and bandage supplies are rarely used. Zip tie negates the need to check at the start of each shift give each member a kit that they are responsible for stocking and maintaining
What are your ideas for solving this problem?
