S.D. Admin. R. 44:05:04:08

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 67, December 16, 2024

Section 44:05:04:08 - Ventilation equipment

Each ground ambulance must be equipped with the following ventilation equipment:

(1) Fixed and portable oxygen equipment with variable flow regulator;

(2) Oxygen administration equipment:

(a) Oxygen tubing;

(b) Partial or non-rebreathing masks in adult, child, and infant sizes; and

(c) Nasal cannulas in adult and pediatric sizes;

(3) Bag-valve masks in adult, child, and infant sizes that are:

(a) Hand operated;

(b) Self-re-expanding bag adult size greater than 1000 ml and child size 450-750 ml;

(c) Disposable;

(d) Operable in cold weather; and

(e) Equipped with an oxygen reservoir and accumulator; and

(4) Airways:

(a) Adult, child, and infant oropharyngeal sizes 0-5;

(b) Nasopharyngeal sizes 20F-34F;

(c) Supraglottic airway device;

(d) Tongue depressors; and

(e) Water soluble lubricating jelly.

S.D. Admin. R. 44:05:04:08

2 SDR 26, effective 10/9/1975; 6 SDR 93, effective 7/1/1980; 20 SDR 204, effective 6/9/1994; 30 SDR 125, effective 2/22/2004; 34 SDR 201, effective 1/31/2008; 44 SDR 93, effective 12/4/2017; 51 SDR 036, effective 9/30/2024

General Authority: SDCL 34-11-5.

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-11-5(1).