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Air ambulances shall carry all equipment and supplies listed herein.
(A) Isolation equipment-must carry enough for crew:
(1) Packaged kits or
(a) Isolation goggles and masks or mask/shield combination;
(b) Isolation gowns;
(c) Isolation gloves;
(2) Isolation high particulate mask (HEPA)-assorted sizes;
(3) Containers (bags) for infectious medical waste;
(4) Sharps container;
(5) Disinfectant/germicidal;
(6) Waterless hand cleaner.
(B) Airway equipment
(1) Complete oropharyngeal airway kit:
(a) Adult;
(b) Pediatric;
(2) Complete nasopharyngeal airway kit:
(a) Adult;
(b) Pediatric;
(3) Complete intubation kit:
(a) Adult;
(b) Pediatric;
(c) Extra batteries and bulbs;
(d) Syringes, assorted sizes;
(e) Adult stylet;
(f) Pediatric stylet;
(g) Adult magill forceps;
(h) Pediatric magill forceps;
(i) Endotracheal tube set, from 2.5 to 8.0 with appropriate stylet
(j) Water soluble lubricant;
(k) Laryngoscope handle;
(l) Laryngoscope blades, curved and straight, sizes 0-1-2-3;
(m) Secondary confirmation device;
(4) Advanced airway procedure kit, as applicable.
(C) Definitive equipment
(1) Approved medications;
(2) ECG monitor/defibrillator and appropriate pads:
(a) Adult;
(b) Pediatric;
(3) External pacemaker and pads;
(4) Pulse oximeter:
(a) Adult;
(b) Pediatric
(5) Doppler and gel;
(6) Inverter for a one hundred ten volt power source;
(7) Spare batteries as appropriate for powered medical devices;
(8) Ventilator.
(D) Bleeding/burns equipment
(1) Gauze pads;
(2) Sterile sponge pads;
(3) Universal trauma dressings.
(E) Suction equipment
(1) Wall mounted suction unit;
(2) Portable suction unit powered or hand operated;
(3) Hard tip suction;
(4) Soft tip suction catheters set:
(a) Adult sizes;
(b) Pediatric sizes;
(5) Suction tubing;
(6) Suction bags (package) or equivalent;
(7) 5, 6, 7 French suction catheter;
(8) Sterile gloves.
(F) Oxygen equipment
(1) Main oxygen (M tank or greater);
(2) Wall mounted oxygen gauge 0-15 L/min. minimum;
(3) Compressed air as appropriate;
(4) Portable oxygen unit-minimum “D” tanks;
(5) Portable variable flow regulator 0-15 L/min. minimum;
(6) Bag-valve-mask with reservoir one hundred per cent oxygen flow:
(a) Adult;
(b) Pediatric;
(7) Transparent oxygen masks, simple and non rebreather:
(a) Adult;
(b) Pediatric;
(8) Nasal cannulas:
(a) Adult;
(b) Pediatric;
(9) Oxygen connective tubing and appropriate adapters;
(10) Oxygen humidifier/nebulizer and appropriate connecting tubing;
(11) Infant bag valve mask;
(12) Infant oxygen mask.
(G) Adjunct equipment
(1) Trauma shears;
(2) Stethoscope:
(a) Adult;
(b) Pediatric;
(3) B/P cuffs:
(a) Neonatal;
(b) Pediatric;
(c) Adult;
(d) Large adult;
(4) Penlight;
(5) Flashlight;
(6) Tongue depressors;
(7) Patient cot with three straps;
(8) Patient hearing protection, rotorcraft air ambulance only;
(9) Assorted tape;
(10) Exam gloves;
(11) Obstetrical kit;
(12) Nasogastric tubes:
(a) Adult sizes;
(b) Pediatric sizes;
(13) Patient restraints;
(14) Hats for neonates;
(15) Chemical warming mattress if no isolette;
(16) Pediatric restraining system.
(H) Intravenous equipment
(1) Alcohol or betadine preps;
(2) IV administration sets:
(a) IV infusion pump tubing;
(3) IV catheters and butterfly needles, assorted sizes 24-14;
(4) Intraosseous needles;
(5) Needles, assorted sizes;
(6) IV solutions, per protocol;
(7) Associated adjunct equipment:
(a) Invasive line set-up;
(b) Pressure bags;
(c) Survival kit.
Effective: 01/06/2008
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 01/06/2013
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4766.03
Rule Amplifies: 4766.04, 4766.07