ASTM_F_2318_-_04.pdf

Designation:F 2318 04Standard Specification forRotary Wing Basic Life Support,Advanced Life Support,and Specialized Medical Support Air Ambulances1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 2318;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon(e)indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers rotary wing aircraft involvedin patient prehospital emergency medical care and transporta-tion.It outlines the minimum requirements,including person-nel,and patient care equipment and supplies,that must be metbefore the aircraft can be classified as a rotary wing airambulance unit.1.2 The first part of this specification(Sections 1 through13.2)describes the minimum aircraft configuration and capa-bility,the minimum number of seats for personnel,and theprovisions for the minimum medical equipment and suppliesfor rotary wing basic life support air ambulances.1.3 The provisions of this specification plus the provisionsof the Advanced Life Support(ALS)Annex comprise thespecification for rotary wing advanced life support air ambu-lances.(See Section 1 and 1.1 of the Advanced Life Support(ALS)Annex for the scope for rotary wing advanced lifesupport air ambulances.)1.4 The provisions of this specification plus the provisionsof theAdvanced Life SupportAnnex,plus the provisions in theSpecialized Medical Support(SMS)Annex comprise thespecification for rotary wing specialized medical support airambulances.(See Sections 1 through 1.3 of the SpecializedMedical Support(SMS)Annex for the scope for rotary wingspecialized medical support air ambulances.)2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D 3577 Specification for Rubber Surgical GlovesD 3578 Specification for Rubber Examination GlovesF 920 Specification for Minimum Performance and SafetyRequirements for Resuscitators Intended for Use withHumansF 960 Specification for Medical and Surgical Suction andDrainage Systems3F 1031 Practice for Training the Emergency Medical Tech-nician(Basic)F 1118 Specification for National Air Medical TransportUnits Resources CatalogF 1149 Practice for Qualifications,Responsibilities,andAuthority of Individuals and Institutions Providing Medi-cal Direction of Emergency Medical ServicesF 1177 Terminology Relating to Emergency Medical Ser-vicesF 1219 Guide for Training the Emergency Medical Techni-cian(Basic)to Perform Patient Primary AssessmentF 1220 Guide for Emergency Medical Services System(EMSS)TelecommunicationsF 1229 Guide for Establishing the Qualifications,Educa-tion,and Training of EMS,Air-Medical Patient CareProvidersF 1555 Guide for Characteristics for Extremity SplintsF 1556 Guide for Spinal Immobilization and Extrication(Spined)Device CharacteristicsF 1557 Guide for Full Body Spinal Immobilization Devices(FBSID)CharacteristicsF 1558 Guide for Characteristics forAdjunct Cervical SpineImmobilization Devices(ACSID)F 1559 Guide for Characteristics for Cervical Spine Immo-bilization Collar(s)(CSIC)2.2NTIS Document:4USARTL-TR-79-22D Aircraft Crash Survival DesignGuide2.3Federal Laws and Regulations:514 CFR Chapter 1FederalAviationAdministration(FAA)Rules and Regulations,Parts 1-49 and 61-139;specifi-cally,Subpart 135.19Emergency Operations,and Sub-part 135.271Helicopter Hospital Emergency Medical1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F30 onEmergency Medical Services and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeF30.01 on EMS Equipment.Current edition approved Apr.1,2004.Published May 2004.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Withdrawn.4Available from the National Technical Information Service(NTIS),5285 PortRoyal Rd.,Springfield,VA 22161.http:/www.ntis.gov.Accession Number ADA2118434.5Available from the Superintendent of Documents,U.S.Government PrintingOffice,Washington,DC 20402.When indicated,reprints of certain regulations maybe obtained from the Federal agency responsible for issuance thereof.1Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959,United States.Evacuation Services2.4Federal Standards/Specifications:6FAA Technical Standard Orders C-22g Safety Belts,andC114 Torso Restraint Systems29 CFR Occupational Safety and Health AdministrationStandard 1910.120,Hazardous Waste Operations andEmergency Response29 CFR Occupational Safety and Health AdministrationStandard 1910.1030,Bloodborne Pathogens29 CFR Occupational Safety and Health AdministrationStandard 1010.134,Respiratory Protection21 CFR Food and Drug AdministrationMedical DevicesDOT Specification RR-C-901/3 Cylinders Compressed Gas:With Valve or Plug and Cap;ICC3aa2.5FAA Advisory Circu