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

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

2. (2) Oxygen administration equipment:

   1. (a) Oxygen tubing;
   2. (b) Partial or non-rebreathing masks in adult, child, and infant sizes; and
   3. (c) Nasal cannulas in adult and pediatric sizes;

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

   1. (a) Hand operated;
   2. (b) Self-re-expanding bag adult size greater than 1000 ml and child size 450-750 ml;
   3. (c) Disposable;
   4. (d) Operable in cold weather; and
   5. (e) Equipped with an oxygen reservoir and accumulator; and

4. (4) Airways:

   1. (a) Adult, child, and infant oropharyngeal sizes 0-5;
   2. (b) Nasopharyngeal sizes 20F-34F;
   3. (c) Supraglottic airway device;
   4. (d) Tongue depressors; and
   5. (e) Water soluble lubricating jelly.

Source: 2 SDR 26, effective October 9, 1975; 6 SDR 93, effective July 1, 1980; 20 SDR 204, effective June 9, 1994; 30 SDR 125, effective February 22, 2004; 34 SDR 201, effective January 31, 2008 ; 44 SDR 93, effective December 4, 2017 ; 51 SDR 36, effective September 30, 2024 .

General Authority: SDCL 34-11-5 .

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

Prior versions effective: 2017-12-04, 2008-01-31.