1. The registration of the vehicle should be done as an ambulance (for each vehicle being used as ambulance)

2. All legal documents should be available and within validity period. This includes vehicle registration, driver’s license, PUC and Vehicle Insurance

3. The vehicle should be in compliance with ‘Minimum standards and guidelines for ambulances, National Ambulance code issued by Ministry of Road and transport and Highways’

4. There should be a clear path for ambulance to reach till emergency entrance and take a U-turn

5. An identified parking spot near to emergency department should be used for parking ambulances,ER gate should be clear.

6. Ambulance should be identified as ALS equipped or BLS equipped. ALS equipped ambulance should be used for transferring critically ill or unstable patients. For other patients BLS equipped ambulance can be used.

7. ALS ambulance van must be equipped with necessary resources such as transport ventilator, portable suction apparatus, portable oxygen equipment, AMBU resuscitation kit (for adult and paediatric), multi-para monitors, intubation equipment, AED, syringe pumps, IV lines, immobilization devices, emergency medicines etc.

8. BLS equipment should be available,for instance- basic things like stretchers, emergency medicines, portable oxygen, suction devices, first aid kit and AMBU bags.

9. The staff in ambulance (driver and technician) should be trained in BLS skills.

10. At-least one staff in ALS ambulance van should be trained in emergency medicines and ALS skills

11. Basic functioning of ambulance should be checked daily for things like lights, siren, tyre pressure, fuel etc. These checks must be documented.

12. A list of all equipment in ambulance must be maintained. All equipment must be checked daily to ensure its functionality. The checks must be documented properly.

AMBU – Artificial Manual Breathing Unit

ALS – Advanced Life Support

BLS – Basic Life Support

AED – Automatic External Defibrillator

.PUC - Pollution under control

1. CMCH/ED/FORM032 Ambulance Retrieval Form  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1itmVtTehI9701hEbOsvCeqeukv_OG43S/view?usp=share_link

2. BCMCH/ED/FORM033 Consent For Transportation https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y1RHNdhaE81N-tW3G1_JTL788bZMDysf/view?usp=share_link

3. BCMCH/ED/FORM034 Ambulance Request Form https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j6seOjBO1JzbgZRoS2R0fplOrL8C4cdP/view?usp=share_link

4. BCMCH/ED/FORM035 Ambulance Medicine , consumables, Equipment

5. BCMCH/ED/FORM036 Ambulance First Aid Check List https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_yodNkmJjCWOay2h-a06UWkm1iyVbjBJ/view?usp=share_link

6. BCMCH/ED/FORM037 Ambulance Pre & Post Retrieval check list  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hhCO3M5n6RWilBoB9dZIbnQl1MHtqEmO/view?usp=share_link

7. BCMCH/ED/FORM038 Ambulance Oxygen Check List https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WPvYl9gvjW-QxtoeWOxm1Xr15kTs6HF5/view?usp=share_link

8. BCMCH/ED/FORM039 Ambulance disinfection Check List 

9. BCMCH/ED/FORM040 Ambulance Medicine , consumables - Consumption List https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WTu5CuWPtuyvAdWgA6ydLiGP-yEaywLB/view?usp=share_link

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