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12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-31-710

EMS vehicle occupant safety.

Effective Oct 10, 2012Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 1§§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-111.4 of the Code of Virginia.Department of Health

A. An occupant shall use mechanical restraints as required by the Code of Virginia. Stretcher patients shall be secured on the stretcher utilizing a minimum of three straps unless contraindicated by patient condition.
B. Equipment and supplies in the patient compartment shall be stored within a closed and latched compartment or fixed securely in place while not in use.

Statutory Authority

§§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-111.4 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 3, eff. January 15, 2003; amended, Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 1, eff. October 10, 2012.