Illinois Administrative Code
Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH
Part 515 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL CODE
Subpart G - LICENSURE OF SPECIALIZED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES VEHICLE (SEMSV) PROGRAMS
Section 515.950 - Aircraft Medical Equipment and Drugs
Universal Citation: 77 IL Admin Code ยง 515.950
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) Each helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft shall be equipped with medical equipment and drugs that are appropriate for the various types of missions to which it will be responding, as specified by the SEMSV MD.
b) The SEMSV MD shall submit for approval to the Department a list of medical equipment and drugs to be taken on any particular mission based on patient type (adult, child, infant), medical condition (high risk infant, cardiac, burn, etc.) and anticipated treatment needs en route. This shall include, but not be limited to:
1) Cardiac monitor with extra
battery;
2) Defibrillator that is
adjustable for all age groups;
3)
External pacemaker;
4) Advanced
airway equipment, including, but not limited to, laryngoscope and tracheal
intubation supplies for all age ranges;
5) Mechanical ventilator available;
6) Two suction sources; one must be
portable;
7) Pulse oximeter;
central and peripheral sensors, adult and pediatric;
8) End tidal CO2 -
quantitative wave form capnography;
9) Automatic blood pressure
monitor;
10) Doppler with dual
capacity to obtain fetal heart tones as well as systolic blood
pressure;
11) Invasive pressure
monitor;
12) Intravenous pumps with
adjustable rates for appropriate age groups;
13) Two sources of oxygen; one must be
portable;
14) A stretcher that is
large enough to carry the 95th percentile adult,
full length in supine position, and that is rigid enough to support effective
cardiopulmonary resuscitation and has the capability of raising the head
30°;
15) Electrical power
source provided by an inverter or appropriate power source of sufficient output
to meet the requirements of the complete specialized equipment package without
compromising the operation of any electrical aircraft equipment;
16) If the patient weighs less than 60 lbs.
(27 kg.), an appropriate (for height and weight) restraint device shall be
used, which shall be secured by a devise approved by the Federal Aviation
Administration ( 14 CFR 135 );
17)
An isolette if the service mission profile includes neonate transports;
and
18) Opioid antagonist,
including, but not limited to, Naloxone, with administration equipment
appropriate for the licensed level of care of the SEMSV.
c) The Department's approval shall be based on, but not limited to:
1) Length of time of
the mission;
2) Possible
environmental or weather hazards;
3) Number of individuals served;
and
4) Medical condition of
individuals served.
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