Section 309.21. Stretchers, cots and restraints.

 

(1)  Every ambulance shall be equipped with one commercial elevating wheeled cot maintained in good working order made up with a sheet and a blanket, one bench seat or a non-elevating wheeled cot-bench, and a chair stretcher or a combination stretcher chair with legs and 2 wheels, designed to permit a patient to be carried on stairways and through other narrow areas. Each ambulance shall be equipped with a crash stable slide, center mounted, or equivalent cot fastener assembly of the quick release type to secure the elevating wheeled cot and the non-elevating wheeled cot-bench to the ambulance body. The cot fastener assembly shall be the manufacturer's approved bracket for the cot used.

(2)  At least 3 strap-type restraining devices for the chest, hip and knee shall be provided for each stretcher, bench seat and cot to prevent longitudinal or transverse dislodgement of the patient during transit. Shoulder straps shall be required on the cot stretcher. Restraining straps shall be made of nylon or equivalent material and shall be at least 2 inches wide. The straps shall be constructed as a 2-piece assembly with quick release buckles and shall be removable for easy cleaning.

(3)  Every ambulance shall be equipped with safety belts for the driver and each passenger in the driver compartment; a safety belt for the EMT's seat in the patient compartment; and 3 sets of safety belts for the bench seat or non-elevating wheeled cot-bench in the patient compartment.

Cr. Register, October, 1986, No. 370 , eff. 11-1-86; am., Register, April, 1994, No. 460 , eff. 5-1-94; am. (1), Register, February, 1999, No. 518 , eff. 4-1-99.