1989-112-RES WHEREAS, CITY CONCIL HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY COMMISSIONERS COURT OF LAMAR COUNTY

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~ ~lS7.6t. TEX.-\S DEPARTME:'lT OF HEALTH Pl.! (I) (g) (4) sp.:clahzed emerscnq mcdh:al SCrvICl:'J ...chld':1. A permit is not transfer:J.bl(: from one vehicle to ;:another. A reserve vehicle which is nOI routinely used as an E~IS vehicle shall apply for a permit undor lIIis ~ion. The application shall include a request for a 'anance in ~157.7! of this tille (relating to RequO$! for. v.a.{ianQ:S r...m Minimum Standards), Sowrtr. The proviSIOns ormis 1151.66 adopted ~o be effective June S. 191-&.9 Tes.Rq 112). Cross References;. This scction cited. in 25 TAC JIS7.7S (malin, to Spetia.liud Vcbic:Ic-RcqwRmeftts (ora Pamit). ~lS7.67. Basic Life Support Vehicle Requirements Cor a Permit. (a) Staffing requirements. The requirements for staffing a BLS vehicle, when in service. shall be: (I) from JanlW)' 1. 1984.lhrough December 31.1984. with at least two individuals. one ofwbom sbaII be IniDed to tbe emergency care attendant level and the other sbaJ be the vebicle driver; and (2) on and after Januar)' I, 1985, with at least two emergency care attendants. (b) Provision of advanced care. Advance life support level of care may be provided on a BLS vehicle wben tbe vebicle: (\) is staffed by an SS-EMT or P.EMT acting under medical supervision; and (2) bas proP<'r advanced life support equipmenL (c) Vehicle type specifiea/ions. (I) Vehicles shall bave: (A) 40 inches of head room in the patient compartment; (B) air conditioning and heating in proP<'r working order in the patient companment; and (q a multilevel stretcher capable of being secured to the vehicle. (2) The patient compartment size should be 100 inches long by 62 inches wide without cabinets or 100 inches long by 48 inches wide with cabinets, (3) A vehicle holding P<'nnit prior to January I, 1984. issued under the authority of Texas Civil Statutes article 4S90b, sball not be required to meet the vebicle t)'pC specifications of this subsection. Any vehicle applying for an initiaol P<'nnit sball meet the vehicle t)'pC specifications of this subsc<:tion. (d) Required equipment. The foUowing BLS required equipment must be clean, in working order, and in sufficient quantity to provide safe transport for patients in the individual service areas: (I) one small. one medium, and one latie size extrication cervical collar (soft foam rubber cervical eolian are not acceptable); (2) one ponable suction apparatus witb wide tubing and suction tip (bulb syringe not acceptable); (3) one bag mask unit with,adult and child sized masks which can be used with an extema! oxygen supply; (4) one infant bag mask unit which can be used with an external oxygen supply; (5) orophartngeal airways (nonmetallic) in adult, child, and infant sizes; (6) one ponable oxygen unit with adequate tubing and semi-oP<'n valveless. transparent masks in adult and child sizes; (7) two clean, padded bite sticks; (8) two multi-trauma dressings approximately 100inch by; 30-inch in size; (9) a minimum or S dozen sterile gauzc pads; (\0) one dozen sofl roller, adhering bandages; (II) one.half dozen sterile P<'troleum jelly impregnated gauze or suitable occlusive dressing; (12) foutrolls of adhesive taP<'; (13) four sterile burn sbeets; (14) one traction splint with all attachments suitable for an adult and child; or one adult and one child traction splint; (I S) padded board, cardboard, or aluminum splints as follows: (A) two at least 1 S inches long by at least three inches wide; (B) one alleast 48 inches long by at least three incbes wide; or (C) may be, but not limited to, any of tbe following tyP<'s of splints: (i) innatable splints; (ii) foam.tyP<' rapid splints; (iii) wire ladder splints; (iv) commercial fracture pack; (\6) long and short spine board to include: (A) one long sis.root board or commereial device; and (B) one short spine board or commerical device; or (C) commeneat device which serves the purpose or both as provided in subsection d(t6XA) and (B); Revision Nos. 2. 3 &. 4 350 c."..,.., C J'"St.uo(Tr.~ .,.JH"'/~...f,.""",_. C:XHI!3IT A