Work jump bag

[Uppy8862]

Hi i work in a steel mill as a computer operator. but i volunteer as a firefighter and first responder and currently am in an emt b course. my job paid for it and i was wondering if once a get qualified if it would be ok for me to bring a jump bag to work being as they did pay for schooling and im here 12 hours

[medicgirl05]

Without a medical director or protocols you can't do any more than a normal civilian can do. Grab some bandaging supplies, 4x4's, roller gauze, cravats, etc. All you can do is CPR or control bleeding until EMS arrives.

[Just Plain Ruff]

What medicgirl said,  don't put anything in your jump bag that goes beyond your scope of practice otherwise you open yourself to litigation.  

[Off Label]

What could go into a basic EMT jump bag that he couldn't use if he were trained to use it and was certified? Meds, obviously, but I'd think he'd be more useful at least in assessment than a first aider.

Edited December 6, 2016 by Off Label

[paramedicmike]

Please clarify: are you a volunteer FF and first responder at work?  Is this why your job is paying for the EMT-B class?  Will you be volunteering as an EMT-B as part of your volunteer responsibilities at work?  If so then your employer should be providing a response bag for you to use while at work.  And really, if this is for work and for while you are at work then the employer should be providing everything you'll need as far as a response bag and equipment.

[Arctickat]

What Mike said