ASTM F1118-91(1997)e1

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Designation: F 1118 – 91 (Reapproved 1997)
Standard Specification for
National Air Medical Transport Units Resources Catalog
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1118; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
Committee F30 was established on a voluntary basis to edit, update, and create where necessary,
voluntary standards for all facets of emergency medical services (EMS).
Task Group F30.01.02 is responsible for water and air vehicles and has prepared standards that
cover the medical transport units for the three levels of general patient care, namely basic, advanced,
and specialized.
This specification complements these standards in that it presents a unique method of cataloging
EMS resources. It consists of a format that, when completed and submitted by the air ambulance
providers, will give a complete catalog of medical air transport capabilities. The catalog will be known
as the “National Air Medical Transport Units Resources Catalog.” The short title “Resources Catalog”
may be used when the meaning is clear.
The “Resources Catalog” is designed for use by planners, particularly in the time of a major national
emergency. The format contained in this specification provides a standard method of presenting the
key data so that communications during a stressful time will be quicker and easier.
Special attention has been taken to identify that information that is needed for immediate reference.
For example, the concern during an emergency will be for the numbers of patients that can be carried,
and at what level of care, rather than the commercial details about a particular name brand.
1. Scope in the catalog but it will be available to the planners, on
request.
1.1 This specification provides the format and guidelines for
producing a catalog of current resources of air medical
2. Significance and Use
transport units, showing the patient care capability of each, in
2.1 The intent of the “Resources Catalog” is to tabulate the
standard form.
national capability for medical air transportation and to enu-
1.2 This specification applies to all the air transports in-
merate the level of patient care that each unit can provide. The
volved in patient care that meet one or more applicable ASTM
level of care is based on the ASTM Specifications related to
medical transport unit specifications.
each type of medical air transport.
1.3 This specification incorporates only the information that
2.2 The “Resources Catalog” will provide a resource with
is considered essential for use by the planners during an
which the emergency planners can identify the capability,
emergency. The intent is to provide information on what is
availability, and response times for those units outside their
available, what level of care it can provide, where it is, and the
local areas. With such up-to-date information, they can request
earliest it can respond, so that the most efficient use can be
the air medical transport unit that most closely meets the
made of each unit, in accordance with the emergency plans.
mission profile within the time frame required.
1.4 Information contained in the unit’s operations manual,
2.3 This catalog will increase public awareness of the
such as the weight and balance calculations for the “Special-
availability and the high standard of emergency medical
ized Medical Resources” listed in Appendix X1, is not included
transportation.
3. Format
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F30 on 3.1 Appendix X1 is the format to be completed for each
Emergency Medical Services and is the direct respo
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