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...