Abstract: Outerwear garments for use by emergency medical services personnel particularly in cold weather months are provided with an exterior tool holster panel positioned on the exterior of the front of the garment. The tool holster panel includes a plurality of pockets each adapted to receive a piece of emergency medical equipment. Each pocket has a top opening which permits the item to be easily introduced and removed through the top opening in use. The tool holster panel is hingedly connected to a front panel of the garment so that its bottom edge is free to swing outwardly to thereby maintain the vertical alignment of the pockets when the wearer bends over a victim in use. The top hinged connection of the tool holster panel to a breast portion of the jacket prevents the contents of the pockets from being spilled in use and maintains the items within ready visual and manual access of the wearer.