New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 40 - MOBILITY ASSISTANCE VEHICLE AND BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AMBULANCE SERVICES › Subchapter 6 - SPECIFIC BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AMBULANCE SERVICE REQUIREMENTS › Section 8:40-6.5 - Basic equipment and supplies

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) When "in-service,"
				each BLS ambulance shall be equipped with the following equipment and supplies:
1. A diaphragm-type stethoscope;
2. An aneroid-type blood pressure manometer and
				one each adult size cuff, obese adult size cuff and pediatric size cuff;
3. At least four oropharyngeal airways, consisting
				of one each in large adult, adult, pediatric and infant sizes;
4. Two fluid ounces of glucose in a form easily
				ingested by mouth;
5. Two cloth blankets
				and two cloth or disposable sheets at least 60 inches by 80 inches in
				size;
6. Two penlights suitable for
				patient examination;
7. Two sets of eye
				protection or goggles, in addition to any set utilized in the obstetrical emergency
				delivery kit;
8. Four towels;
9. At least four red "biohazard" type bags
				utilized for disposal of untreated regulated medical waste. The "biohazard" bags
				shall meet the requirements set forth at
				7:26-3A.11 and shall only be utilized
				for untreated regulated medical waste materials and shall be disposed of after
				utilization in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and/or
				regulations;
10. Respiratory protection
				masks that are effective in filtering airborne pathogens and at least one box of
				single-use personal protective gloves that do not allow blood or other potentially
				infectious materials to pass through. Gloves and masks shall meet the standards for
				personal protective equipment set forth at
				29 C.F.R.
				1910.1030, incorporated herein by reference, and
				shall be disposed of after utilization in accordance with all applicable laws, rules
				and/or regulations;
11. Two sets of
				personal protective isolation garments, including gowns and masks;
12. Wound dressing and burn treatment supplies, to
				include:
i. Twelve conforming roller bandages
				measuring at least three inches wide by five yards long;
ii. Twelve triangular bandages (cravats) measuring
				at least 36 inches by 36 inches by 51 inches when unfolded;
iii. Four sterile, individually wrapped universal
				(or multi-trauma) dressings measuring at least nine inches by 30 inches when
				unfolded;
iv. Twenty-four sterile,
				individually wrapped gauze pads measuring at least four inches by four
				inches;
v. Two rolls of medical adhesive
				type tape;
vi. Four sterile,
				individually wrapped occlusive dressings or one sterilized roll of aluminum
				foil;
vii. Two sterile, individually
				wrapped burn sheets;
viii. One liter
				sterile saline solution in a plastic container (for flushing injury sites). Saline
				solution shall be fresh (not expired); and
ix. Trauma or bandage scissors; and
13. A sterile obstetrical emergency
				delivery kit. The items may be individually wrapped or be contained in a "pack." Any
				pack shall have an exterior itemized list of contents. The kit shall contain the
				following items:
i. Four towels;
ii. Twelve sterile gauze compresses measuring four
				inches by four inches;
iii. Four sterile
				umbilical cord clamps;
iv. One sterile
				bulb syringe made of soft rubber (for newborn aspiration);
v. One receiving blanket;
vi. One pair of sterile scissors or a sterile
				scalpel;
vii. At least one set of eye
				protection or goggles; and
viii. Four
				pairs of sterile surgical gloves.