According to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, the minimum equipment required to be on an ambulance are as follows:
i. all IV fluids must be in plastic bags or bottles, not glass bottles, unless medically indicated otherwise; d. four sets of minidrip tubing; e. four sets of macrodrip tubing; f. one set of Y-type blood tubing; g. two extension tubings; h. one three-way stop cock; i. four over-the-needle IV catheters, 14 gauge; j. four over-the-needle IV catheters, 16 gauge; k. four over-the-needle IV catheters, 18 gauge; l. four over-the-needle IV catheters, 20 gauge; m. four over-the-needle IV catheters, 22 gauge; n. two venous tourniquets; o. two syringes, 1 cc w/ .1cc graduations; p. two syringes, 3cc to 6 cc; q. two syringes, 10 cc to 12 cc; r. two syringes, 30 cc w/ leur lock s. two hypodermic needles, 21 to 23 gauge; t. two hypodermic needles, 25 to 27 gauge; u. one EPA or OSHA approved sharps container for use at the patient's side; v. ten antiseptic solution wipes; w. one IV pole or roof hook; x. three arm boards of various sizes; and y. one supra glotic airway device as approved by the Louisiana EMS Certification Commission. 8. The following must be carried by all paramedic level ambulances: a. two intra osseus needles of preference; b. one McGill forceps, adult; c. one McGill forceps, pediatric; d. one tube or five packets of water soluble lubricant not containing cellulose; e. two endotracheal tubes, uncuffed, 3.0 to 3.5; f. two endotracheal tubes, uncuffed, 4.0 to 4.5; g. two endotracheal tubes, uncuffed, 5.0 to 5.5; h. two endotracheal tubes, cuffed, 6.0 to 6.5; i. two endotracheal tubes, cuffed, 7.0 to 7.5; j. two endotracheal tubes, cuffed, 8.0 to 8.5; k. two stylettes, adult; l. two stylettes, pediatric; m one laryngoscope handle w/ 1 set of spare batteries and bulbs, or two disposable handle units; n. one laryngoscope blade, Size 0, straight, or two disposable blades, Size 0, straight; o. one laryngoscope blade, Size 1, straight, or two disposable blades, Size 1, straight; p. one laryngoscope blade, Size 2, straight, or two disposable blades, Size 2, straight; q. one laryngoscope blade, Size 3, straight or curved, or two disposable blades, Size 3, straight or curved; r. one laryngoscope blade, Size 4, straight or curved, or two disposable, Size 4, straight or curved; s. one cardiac monitor defibrillator with paper strip recorder; t. two sets defib pads or gel; u. one set of lead cables; v. two sets of disposable monitoring electrodes; w. one glucometer, CLIA approved; x. two end tidal CO2 detection or monitoring devices; y. analgesic: i. one aspirin 5 grain or four 81 mg; ii. morphine *, 10 mg/ml; z. anti-arrhythmic: i. five Adenosine, 6 mg; ii. four Atropine, pf, 1 mg; iii. one Calcium Chloride, 10 percent, 1 gram; iv. three Amiodorone (pre-filled), 150 mg or four Lidocaine,100 mg pf bolus; v. one Lidocaine, pm, 1 gram; aa. anti-convulsive: i. one Valium *, 10 mg/2 ml; ii. two Mag Sulfate, 2 grams; bb. anti-histamine: i. one Benadryl, 50 mg; cc. bronco-dilators: i. one Albuterol , 2.5 mg*; dd. cardio-vascular: i. two Dopamine, pm, 200 mg; ii. three NTG, .4mg Tablet or spray; ee. diabetic control: i. two D50W, 50 cc; ii. two Glucagon, 1 mg; ff. loop diuretic: i. two Bumex, 2 mg or two Lasix, 80 mg; gg. narcotic antagonist: i. Naloxone, 2mg; hh. vasopressors, 12 mg total; i. at least two Epinephrine, 1 mg 1:1000; ii. at least two Epinephrine, 1 mg 1:10000; and iii. Vasopressin, 1 mg (optional). NOTE: *or alternative medication approved by the appropriate parish or component medical society.
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