Penlights

What the penlight is used for

The penlight is the smallest instrument of the working day and the one that leaves the pocket most often. It is used to illuminate the pupils during an assessment, to look into the mouth and throat, to look into a wound or at an IV site, and to read a syringe or a pump in a room where the ceiling light is off. In the ambulance and on home visits it plays the same role as a small torch, with the difference that it fits in the breast pocket together with your pens.

It is also the piece of equipment that gets lost most often. Many people therefore buy two — one in the pocket and one in the bag — or choose a colour that stands out immediately when it has been left behind on an examination couch.

The models in this category

• Luxamed LED penlight — the branded penlight, in white, yellow, green, red, grey, blue and black. Batteries included.
• Penlight in black, silver, blue, red and purple — the shop's own model, for those who want several lights or who lend them out to students and course participants.
• Blue light filter — an accessory for the Luxamed penlight that turns the light blue.
• Disposable penlight, 6 pcs — lights that are used and thrown away, for situations where the equipment should not travel on to the next patient.

The function is the same in every model: a focused beam in pen format with a clip for the breast pocket. The choice is mostly about how many lights you want and which colour you find again fastest.

Goes well with

The penlight is most often bought together with the rest of the examination equipment and with reflex hammers. If you also need something to write with in the same pocket, there are marker pens, and the rest of what you carry during your shift is under personal equipment.