can't tell you how many times my light has come thru not only for me but for the ill prepared where i work

I've worked in office buildings in a couple newer developments and power seems to be less relaible there that the most rural locations. I loaned my little Maglite to several people just to use the restroom. Funny thing that none of the buildings I have been in have emergency lights in the restroom and almost no restrooms have windows or skylights and all seem to have doors so they end up being pitch black in an outage.

I used my Arc LSH last night to start an IV on a patient.
Anyone else in the medical field used their EDC flashlight as a transilluminator? (shining a light through the skin to show the location of blood vessels, for the non-medical folks)

Thats funny, I have the same type of experiences where i work. I brought in a new eternalight ergo marine light I had just recieved to show a friend there and one of the guys that was putting mail in peoples boxes needed to borrow it because it was to dark to read the names.

I wish i had a dollar for every time someone has borrowed a flashlight from me! I'd be a rich man.

Yep - a co-worker at a job years ago got caught in the bathroom during a power failure, and tried to grope his way out. Ended up slipping and breaking his arm rather badly, if I remember correctly, and missing like three months of work! One reason I have my little LED light on my person at all times! I don't know if I could live down the indignity of telling people, Yeah, one arm is shorter than the other because I fell in the crapper duing a blackout!

Yes, several times. Pete

Yep-mine has come in handy lots of times.
Several during blackouts don't leave home without em.

Lee

I'm surprised that there are not regulations requiring lights in restrooms. There are regulations on where lights have to be, backup power for exit signs, handicapped restroom stalls, etc, etc, etc. So I'm at a loss as to why no one has made a rule about this, not that we need any more rules and regulations, it just strikes me odd that no one has required it yet.

We usually have access to the real fiber optic illuminator thingy, and last night were kind of in a hurry. The only problem is that a thermal burn could occur on a preemie if you weren't carefull with a high performance flashlight. I am a travel RN, and heaven knows I don't have any idea where they stash the equipment at each hospital. <img src="images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

i have been "saved" by mine led light 5 times while answering a big call from nature. Somehow those annoying kids like to switch the light off wenn im in the toilet...

i don't carry one wenn i'm working, though. Not enough pockets on mine work clothing. already got to putt a pair of working gloves, pen, paper, folder, card, tissue paper, a container with some cream ( got bad skin ), key for locker And key's for certain places in the building attached to a big chuck of wood in a 4 pocket trouwser...

Well, you could keep a Photon3 (for instance, or an other tiny LED of same size), attached to a small quick connect device, hanging from a belt loop.
Instantly available light light (.. no typing error ...) ; no risk to accidentally discharge the battery (as can happen when that microlight is at the bottom of a pocket, with a bunch of keys pressing on it ...)

well i have thought of it, but i'm not sure that's within the regulations, besides i have never needed a light there. Things attached on the outside of me, might get stuck between things too. Since im reasonable rough, something has to fail than...

To regulate or not to regulate, that is a way off topic question, but it brings to mind another "deficient" area, fire alarms. A number of years ago I was the first responder to a fire (I am not a fireman or EMT/Paramedic). Across the street from me was a house with the distinct glow of fire comming from the window in the garage door. Went across, saw fire from the light assembly of the car inside, tried to wake the occupants of the house.......had my wife call 911, got my fire extinguisher, busted the window, put out fire, tended occupants until FD/EMT arrival. Yes I left out a bunch of details. The point here is that while there needs to be a fire alarm in every bedroom now, and on every floor, all tied together signal wise, there is no requirement to put one in the garage. Where are your flamables (gas, oil, cars, mowers, batteries)? There were even living areas over the garage. Don't want to think of what would happen if I didn't take out the garbage that night. By the way, I did rouse the occupants, but they were upstairs with their guns thinking I was an intruder who liked to shout fire. Glad I didn't attempt a forced entry... Rant mode on. Someone later even had the audacity to say that I should not have done what I did, but simply waited for the FD. Go figure. I have always had fire extinguishers around and have used them on more than one occasion for other people. I guess the notion of neighbors helping neighbors is now dead. Rant mode off.

I live in New York and happen to be an Architect and in New York you are required to have a heat detector (Rate of Rise detector) in your garage. In fact the code requires a smoke detector in each bedroom and one in the hall outside of a bedroom and at least one on each floor, also a heat detector is required in the mechanical room.

Also if it is new construction you should have a fire separation between any Garage and living space. Typically a layer of 5/8" type "X" gypsum wall board on the garage side and 1/2" gypsum wall board on the living space side will be sufficient to make a fire separation.

Of course you should check with the local building inspectors. This is for new construction only, older houses may not be up to present codes and don't have to be unless they are renovated.

<img src="images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Isn't it amazing how much peace of mind you can have with a multitool, flashlight, and cell phone with you at all times?