Nev. Admin. Code § 449.61354

Current through October 11, 2024
Section 449.61354 - Contents of treatment rooms; accessibility to person in wheelchair
1. Each treatment room in an independent center for emergency medical care must contain:
(a) Cabinets for the storage of supplies and equipment;
(b) A sink for washing hands;
(c) A sink for dirty equipment or an area designated for the cleaning and handling of dirty equipment which is separate from the sink for washing hands;
(d) A work counter;
(e) Sufficient space for a stretcher; and
(f) Emergency medical equipment and supplies necessary to perform critical procedures and resuscitation in a cardiopulmonary or traumatic emergency, including, without limitation:
(1) A device for monitoring the electrical activity of the heart with the capability of performing manual defibrillation and external cardiac pacing;
(2) Equipment for the advanced management of a patient's airway including a laryngoscope, and blades and endotracheal tubes in sizes for infants, children and adults;
(3) A sterile tray with tracheostomy tubes in sizes for infants, children and adults necessary to create an emergency surgical airway;
(4) Sterile needles, tubing and other equipment necessary to administer intravenous and intraosseous therapy for infants and children and specialized procedures to stabilize the vital signs of a patient;
(5) Apparatus for the suction of an airway with wide-bore tubing and rigid pharyngeal suction tips and assorted sizes of sterile suction catheters;
(6) Devices to stabilize a patient's neck in sizes for infants, children and adults; and
(7) A sterile tray and equipment necessary to insert a tube into a patient's chest, appropriate for the age, size and sex of the patient, for drainage of the chest cavity.
2. Each treatment room must be located near a toilet which is easily accessible for a person in a wheelchair.

Nev. Admin. Code § 449.61354

Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 11-1-95

NRS 449.0302