New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 7 - HEALTH
Chapter 27 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
Part 10 - CERTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AGENCIES
Section 7.27.10.17 - MINIMUM REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR NON-TRANSPORT MEDICAL RESCUE VEHICLES

(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;

(6) hand sanitizer;

(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);

(11) vehicle jack;

(12) spare tire; and

(13) tire wrench.

(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.

(1) EMS turnout gear;

(2) helmets with face shield;

(3) gloves (work gloves or leather gloves);

(4) eye protection (glasses or goggles);

(5) hearing protection;

(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).

(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);

(6) penlights; and

(7) shears (trauma or equivalent).

(1) semi-auto external defibrillator;

(2) defibrillator pads (extra); and

(3) defibrillator batteries (extra).

(1) triangular bandages;

(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);

(8) cold packs;

(9) heat packs; and

(10) burn sheets.

(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);

(10) nasal cannulas;

(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.