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What’s in a Med Bag - It’s Not Just Fire

Bloomington City CouncilTuesday, July 15, 2025
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[0:00] My name is Alec Purcell. I'm a [0:01] firefighter paramedic here at [0:02] Bloomington Fire. And we're here to show [0:04] you today that we don't just do fire, we [0:06] do EMS as well. This is our first in or [0:08] our medical bag. And we have all kinds [0:10] of various equipment in this bag. We pop [0:12] it open here. [0:14] We've got medications in this red bag [0:15] right here. In this pouch right here, [0:17] we've got all sorts of medications for [0:19] different cardiac conditions. We've got [0:21] some for allergic reactions. And then in [0:23] our green bag, we've got airway [0:26] supplies. These go in the mouth and [0:28] allow us to open up the airways. [0:29] probably seen this on TV. It allows us [0:31] to hook up to those airways right here. [0:32] Give it a squeeze and air comes out of [0:34] there. Oxygen tank. This is one of our [0:36] most used medications. Believe it or [0:38] not, oxygen is a medication. In this [0:40] compartment right here, we've got our [0:42] pediatric section. So, in the same bag, [0:44] we've got a BDM bag valve mask for [0:47] pediatric patients. A little smaller, [0:49] smaller people, smaller lungs. We don't [0:51] want to give them too much air. This is [0:52] a label. That's our trauma section. So [0:54] this is for bumps, bruises, falls, [0:57] sprains, any sort of bleeding that we're [0:59] going to look to control. So as you saw [1:00] with our medical bag, there's lots of [1:02] bits and pieces, lots of tools and [1:04] equipment that we have to best serve our [1:06] customers and our community. Therefore, [1:08] we have to train and be very familiar [1:09] with every piece of equipment in this [1:11] bag. These are checked every morning and [1:13] we verify that nothing's expired. We [1:15] have everything that we need. We stay up [1:17] to date here at Bloomington Fire.