Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024
Section 7.27.10.17 - MINIMUM REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR NON-TRANSPORT MEDICAL RESCUE VEHICLESAll non-transport medical rescue agencies shall stock and equip non-transport medical rescue vehicles with the following minimum required equipment and supplies. Supplies shall be maintained in sufficient quantities to assure the safe and adequate provision of emergency medical services in response to one or multiple incidents.
A. Forward compartment:(1) vehicle registration;(2)U. S. department of transportation emergency response guidebook (most current edition);(3) maps or navigational equipment;(4) service specific protocols and resource guides;(5) patient care reports or reporting system;(7) flashlight (battery powered, hand crank, with mounted battery charging system);(8) fire extinguisher (ten pounds, ABC type or functional equivalent, charged);(9) spotlight or auxiliary lighting system;(10) roadway warning devices (safety flares, emergency lights, safety cones);B. Communications equipment:(1) radio communications (portable or affixed);(2) equipment sufficient to establish and maintain direct or repeated communications with area dispatch and secondary providers; and(3) N.M. EMSCOM radio system capable of cellular and text/data transmissions (optional), spare batteries / charger system.C. Personal protective equipment (PPE):(2) helmets with face shield;(3) gloves (work gloves or leather gloves);(4) eye protection (glasses or goggles);(6) safety vest / jacket (ANSI 2008 compliant; break-away, reflective, high visibility coloration);(7) exam gloves (assorted sizes);(8) disposable splash protection (gowns, scrubs, eye shielding, etc.);(9) tyvex coveralls (optional); and(10) N-95 mask (or a mask better than a particulate mask).D. Diagnostic equipment:(1) aneroid sphygmomanometer, blood pressure cuffs (with infant, pediatric, adult, and obese sizes);(2) stethoscope (more than one);(3) glucose monitoring instrument (portable);(4) pulse oximeter (portable);(5) end-tidal CO2 monitoring device (disposable, colormetric);(7) shears (trauma or equivalent).E. Cardiac equipment:(1) semi-auto external defibrillator;(2) defibrillator pads (extra); and(3) defibrillator batteries (extra).F. Bandages/dressings:(2) universal dressings (approximately ten inches by thirty inches);(3) gauze pads (four inches by four inches);(4) bandages - soft roller (self-adhering);(5) bandages - elastic (band aids, assorted sizes);(6) occlusive dressings (sterile, individually wrapped);(7) adhesive tape (various sizes: one inch, two inch, duct tape ('medical' - white);G. Respiratory equipment:(1) mounted electric or manifold operation suction aspirator (that meets GSA standard);(2) portable suction aspirator (as approved by the bureau);(3) sterile suction catheters and tubing (rigid and soft, if applicable; assorted sizes);(4) bag-valve-mask resuscitator (BVM) (disposable, with transparent adult mask); the BVM shall be capable of operation in cold weather, shall be capable of use with an oxygen supply and shall be capable of delivering approximately 100% oxygen;(5) pediatric bag-valve-mask resuscitator (disposable, with transparent child and infant mask); the pediatric BVM shall be capable of operation in cold weather, shall be capable of use with an oxygen supply, and shall be capable of delivering 100% oxygen;(6) adult oxygen masks with reservoir (non-rebreather or partial non-rebreather);(7) adult oxygen masks (simple);(8) pediatric oxygen masks with reservoir (non-rebreather or partial non-rebreather);(9) pediatric oxygen masks (simple);(11) oxygen supply tubing;(12) oropharyngeal airways (with adult, child and infant sizes);(13) nasopharyngeal airways (with adult, child and infant sizes);(14) laryngeal, supraglottic, multi-lumen or laryngeal airway devices (device not intended to be placed into the trachea);(15) oxygen: fixed system (minimum of two wall-mounted oxygen outlets and one flow meter); system shall include a yoke-type pressure reducer gauge and an approved cylinder retaining device that meets DOT standards; the system shall be capable of delivering an oxygen flow of at least 15 liters per minute; if oxygen source is of a size less than "M" cylinder, an additional full spare cylinder for the fixed system shall be carried in the ambulance; and(16) oxygen: two portable cylinders; each unit shall consist of at least a "D" cylinder or equivalent, yoke, pressure gauge, flowmeter and cylinder wrench; the unit shall be capable of delivering an oxygen flow of at least 15 liters per minute; cylinder holders with a quick-release fitting shall be furnished to allow the use of the portable unit outside the vehicle.N.M. Admin. Code § 7.27.10.17
7.27.10.17 NMAC - N, 3/15/2010