An air ambulance must be equipped with the following medical equipment:

1. (1) A patient litter or stretcher;
2. (2) A stethoscope;
3. (3) A sphygmomanometer with adult, child, and infant cuffs;
4. (4) Manual suction;
5. (5) One set of oropharyngeal airways with six sizes from infant through adult;
6. (6) One set of nasopharyngeal airways;
7. (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. (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. (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. (10) A minimum of two intravenous (IV) bottle or bag holders for securement during transport;
11. (11) Endotracheal intubation equipment and supplies;
12. (12) Cardiac monitoring equipment;
13. (13) Defibrillation equipment;
14. (14) Air-to-medical facility radio communications;
15. (15) A portable drug container that includes drugs that have been ordered by the medical director of the air ambulance service; and

16. (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.

Source: 16 SDR 147, effective March 18, 1990; 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.