N.M. Admin. Code § 8.370.18.67 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

A. Each facility licensed pursuant to these regulations must maintain a crash cart or emergency medical tray to provide emergency life saving procedures which may be needed in the facility.

B. Crash carts or emergency trays will be supplied with the drugs and biologicals commonly used in life saving procedures such as analgesics, anesthetics (local), antibiotics, anticonvulsants, antidotes and emetics, serums and toxoids. Supplies and equipment for the crash carts or emergency trays will be determined by the medical director of the facility.

C. Each crash cart or emergency tray will have an equipment and supply list to be used as an inventory guide. Crash carts or emergency trays must be replenished as supplies or equipment are used.

D. Crash carts or emergency trays will be checked on a weekly basis for completeness and a log maintained with date and by whom the check was made.

E. All direct service medical staff must know the location of and be trained in the use of the crash carts or emergency trays.

F. Operating rooms of ambulatory surgical centers must include at least the following:

(1) emergency call system;

(2) oxygen;

(3) mechanical ventilatory assistance equipment including airways, manual breathing bag, and ventilator;

(4) cardiac defibrillator;

(5) cardiac monitoring equipment;

(6) thoracotomy set;

(7) tracheostomy set;

(8) laryngoscopes and endotracheal tubes;

(9) suction equipment;

(10) emergency drugs and supplies specified by the medical staff.

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N.M. Admin. Code § 8.370.18.67

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXV, Issue 12, June 25, 2024, eff. 7/1/2024