ARSD 44:05:05:12. Required medical equipment

An air ambulance must be equipped with the following medical equipment: (1) A patient litter or stretcher; (2) A stethoscope; (3) A sphygmomanometer with adult, child, and infant cuffs; (4) Manual suction; (5) One set of oropharyngeal airways with six sizes from infant through adult; (6) One set of nasopharyngeal airways; (7) A basic oxygen administration system, including a protective pressure gauge, a nongravity-dependent flow meter, a delivery tube, an oxygen mask, and a nasal cannula. The unit must be capable of achieving an oxygen delivery flow rate of at least fifteen liters per minute for thirty minutes; (8) A primary suction aspirator capable of providing a free air flow of at least twenty liters per minute and achieving a minimum of three hundred millimeters of mercury vacuum within four seconds after clamping the suction tube; (9) Mouth-to-mask artificial ventilation devices, suitable for use on infant through adult patients, with a supplemental oxygen inlet port. This may be replaced with adult and child bag-valve-masks; (10) A minimum of two intravenous (IV) bottle or bag holders for securement during transport; (11) Endotracheal intubation equipment and supplies; (12) Cardiac monitoring equipment; (13) Defibrillation equipment; (14) Air-to-medical facility radio communications; (15) A portable drug container that includes drugs that have been ordered by the medical director of the air ambulance service; and (16) IV equipment. All medical equipment required by this section must be configured and supplied for the patient being transported regardless of the patient's age.