N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43A-12.9

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 8:43A-12.9 - Surgical service emergency equipment

(a) Emergency equipment available to the operating room in a surgical service shall include at least the following:

1. Emergency call system to include, at least, an emergency communication system that connects each operating room and postanesthesia care unit with the control center of the suite;

2. Oxygen;

3. Difficult airway container or cart shall be immediately available for handling emergencies. The emergency equipment shall include, but not be limited to, resuscitation equipment, and equipment to open and maintain an airway;

4. Cardiac defibrillator;

5. Cardiac monitoring equipment;

6. Tracheotosmy set including sizes adaptable to children. Sizes for newborns and infants shall be made available, unless a facility's policy explicitly excludes the provision of services for this population;

7. Laryngoscopes and endotracheal tubes including sizes adaptable to children. Sizes for newborns and infants shall be made available, unless a facility's policy explicitly excludes the provision of services for this population;

8. Portable suction equipment with catheter tip;

9. Emergency drugs and supplies specified by the medical staff in the facility's policies and procedures; and

10. There shall be a mechanism for testing the emergency equipment on a regular basis and documenting that it is in working condition.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43A-12.9

Recodified from N.J.A.C. 8:43A-12.6 and amended by R.2003 d.56, effective 2/3/2003.
See: 34 New Jersey Register 224(a), 35 New Jersey Register 857(a).
Former N.J.A.C. 8:43A-12.9, Anesthesia supplies and equipment; patient monitoring, recodified to N.J.A.C. 8:43A-12.12. Rewrote the section.