New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 18 - TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS
Chapter 3 - MOTOR CARRIER GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part 14 - AMBULANCE SERVICES
Section 18.3.14.15 - REQUIRED SUPPLIES
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
When an ambulance is dispatched, it shall carry adequate quantities of readily available equipment and supplies to ensure the level of care described in the ambulance service protocols signed by the physician medical director, including but not limited to:
A. twelve (12) sterile bandages, soft roller, self-adhering type, or equivalent to a total length of 24 yards;
B. six (6) triangular bandages or equivalent product or substitute;
C. one (1) box adhesive bandages;
D. one (1) pair trauma shears and one (1) penlight (either in the ambulance or on the EMT's person);
E. one (1) pair sterile scissors used for cutting the umbilical cord during a delivery; commercially available sterile cutting devices may be substituted;
F. six (6) sterile trauma dressings in large and small sizes;
G. fifty (50), or adequate supply, sterile 4" x 4", or larger, sponges;
H. four (4) rolls of adhesive tape;
I. four (4) cold packs and four (4) heat packs;
J. two (2) sterile burn sheets, individually wrapped;
K. four (4) sterile burn dressings;
L. two (2) sets of oropharyngeal airways in sizes zero (0) through five (5) (infant through adult), and one (1) set of nasopharyngeal airways (28FR, 32FR, 34FR, and 36FR, all for adult use);
M. three (3) sterile suitable occlusive dressings;
N. two (2) sets of rigid cervical collars of plastic, not foam, construction in various sizes for adult, child and infant; commercially available immobilization devices are allowed;
O. a sufficient quantity of appropriate airborne and blood-borne infection control supplies, as recommended by the centers for disease control and prevention, including gloves, masks, gowns, caps, eye protection, sharps containers, and other equipment to protect all patient care providers dispatched with the ambulance; in addition, appropriate hand-washing supplies and disinfectant shall be available on the vehicle;
P. at least two (2) disposable high-concentration oxygen masks and two (2) disposable nasal cannulas in adult and child sizes and at least two (2) packages of oxygen supply tubing;
Q. appropriate large and small bore tip suction catheters (6f-14f), rigid tip suction catheter, and hoses;
R. one (1) bulb suction device;
S. one (1) emesis basin or large plastic bag;
T. two (2) liters of sterile water, normal saline, or other appropriate irrigation solution; and
U. two (2) clean sets of linen, including at least two (2) blankets and pillows (or suitable pillow substitutes) at all times.
