Loyola Univ. Health System - IL EMSC - Prehospital Equipment Recommendations

PREHOSPITAL EQUIPMENT RECOMMENDATIONS

Equipment item recommendations are identified as either Essential (E) or Desirable (D)

Advanced Life Support Recommen- dation	Basic Life Support Recommen- dation	EQUIPMENT ITEM
E	E	Non-rebreather oxygen mask with reservoir - infant, child, and adult
E	E	Oral airways, sizes 0-5
E	E	Nasopharyngeal Airways with lubricant, sizes 12-30F
E	E	Bag-valve-mask unit 500cc with reservoir
E	E	Clear face masks in neonate, infant, child, and adult sizes
E	E	Suction catheters- 6,8,10,12, and 14 Fr.
D	D	Stethescope - Pediatric size
E*	-	Doppler (*for SEMSV only)
E	E	Blood Pressure cuffs: infant/child/adult
E	E	Pediatric sized backboard
E	E	Child/Infant Car Seat
E	E	C-spine immobilization device
E	E	Rigid extrication collars, infant - adult
E	E	Pediatric sized limb splints
E	E	Femur Traction Splint (Hare or Sager) designed for pediatric patient
E	E	Warming device/thermal blanket and head cover
E	D	Equipment/Drug dosage sizing tape or equipment/drug age/weight chart
E	E	Pediatric Trauma Score Reference
E	E	Poison Control Resource Phone Number
D	D	Pacifiers
E	E	Plastic baby bottle with nipple for glucose feeding

Advanced Life Support (ALS) Ambulances Only

RECOMMEN-
DATION

EQUIPMENT ITEM

E Transport Monitor - Battery operated with 3-4 lead wires

E Defibrillator with 4.25 and 8cm paddles (or adaptors). Settings should allow for dial down to pediatric specific w/s dosages

E Monitoring electrodes - peds/adult

E Laryngoscope Handle, with extra batteries and bulbs

E Laryngoscope blades, straight/curved - sizes 0,1,2,3

E Sytlettes - peds/adult

E Endotracheal Tubes - sizes: uncuffed: 3.0-5.5, cuffed: 5.0-8.0

D Pulse Oximeter with pediatric sensor

D End Tidal CO2 Detector (disposable)

E Magill Foreceps - pediatric sized

E Lubrication (water soluble)

E Nasogastric Tubes - sizes 5-18F

E Glucose monitoring strip or glucometer

D IV Infusion Pump

E IV Catheters - sizes 24-16g

E Intraosseous Needles - 16 and 18g

E Tourniquet/rubber bands

E 3-way stopcock or adaptor that allows administration of additional fluids or medications

E Syringes - various sizes

D Blood collection tubes

E IV Tubing micro and macrodrip

E Buretrol

E TB Syringes

E .9 Normal Saline or Lactated Ringers for intravenous infusion

E Sodium Chloride - bacteriostatic for injection

E Water - bacteriostatic for injection

E Activated charcoal

E Adenosine

E Atropine sulfate

E Sodium bicarbonate - 8.4% (1.0 mEq/mL)

E Benzodiazepine (of choice)

E Epinephrine - 1:1000 (1mg/mL)

E Epinephrine - 1:10,000 (.1mg/kg)

D Racemic epinephrine

E Lidocaine - (10mg/mL)

E Naloxone - (1.0mg/mL)

E Flumazenil

E Pain medication per medical control

E 50% dextrose in water

E 25% dextrose in water

E Inhalent beta adrenergic agent of choice

E Nebulizer

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