EN 13718-2:2015/FprA1
(Amendment)Medical vehicles and their equipment - Air ambulances - Part 2: Operational and technical requirements for air ambulances
Medical vehicles and their equipment - Air ambulances - Part 2: Operational and technical requirements for air ambulances
This part of EN 13718 specifies the requirements for performance and equipping for air ambulances, including requirements for interfaces to medical devices used for the transport and treatment of sick or injured persons. This part of EN 13718 is applicable to air ambulances capable of transporting at least one person on a stretcher.
NOTE Requirements are specified for categories of air ambulances based on the different intended use. These are the helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) the helicopter intensive care medical service (HICAMS) and the fixed wing air ambulance (FWAA).
Medizinische Fahrzeuge und ihre Ausrüstung - Luftfahrzeuge zum Patiententransport - Teil 2: Operationelle und technische Anforderungen an Luftfahrzeuge zum Patiententransport
Véhicules sanitaires et leur équipement - Ambulances aériennes - Partie 2 : Exigences opérationnelles et techniques pour les ambulances aériennes
N/A
Ambulantna vozila in njihova oprema - Ambulantna zračna vozila - 2. del: Operativne in tehnične zahteve za ambulantna zračna vozila - Dopolnilo A1
General Information
- Status
- Not Published
- Publication Date
- 16-Feb-2020
- Withdrawal Date
- 16-Aug-2020
- Technical Committee
- CEN/TC 239 - Rescue systems
- Drafting Committee
- CEN/TC 239/WG 5 - Air, water and difficult terrain ambulances
- Current Stage
- 6055 - CEN Ratification completed (DOR) - Publishing
- Start Date
- 15-Dec-2019
- Completion Date
- 15-Dec-2019
Relations
- Effective Date
- 19-Jan-2023
- Effective Date
- 06-Apr-2016
Overview
EN 13718-2:2015 (with draft amendment prA1/2018) is a CEN standard that defines operational and technical requirements for air ambulances. It applies to aircraft configured to transport at least one person on a stretcher and covers performance, equipping and interfaces to medical devices used during transport and treatment. The standard defines requirements by air-ambulance category: HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service), HICAMS (Helicopter Intensive Care Medical Service) and FWAA (Fixed Wing Air Ambulance).
Key topics and technical requirements
- Scope and applicability: Requirements for air ambulances capable of carrying stretcher patients; category‑specific provisions for HEMS, HICAMS and FWAA.
- Equipment and performance: Minimum equipment lists, installation and performance expectations for medical and non‑medical systems inside the aircraft.
- Medical device interfaces: Specification of interfaces to onboard medical devices (power, gas, mounting, connectors) to ensure safe transport and in‑flight treatment.
- Transport incubator compatibility: If a transport incubator system is carried, the aircraft must provide a four‑pole electrical outlet and compatible floor rails or interfaces per prEN 13976‑1 guidance.
- Updated normative references: Incorporates current EN/ISO device and PPE standards (examples include EN 1865‑1:2010+A1:2015 for stretchers, EN ISO 5356‑1:2015 for respiratory connectors, EN ISO 10079‑1:2015 for suction equipment).
- Safety and regulatory alignment: Annex ZA maps clauses to Essential Requirements of Directive 93/42/EEC (medical devices), supporting conformity assessment where applicable.
- Annexes: Detailed annexes list recommended medical devices (Annex A) and medicinal products/equipment (Annex B), plus maintenance, calibration and fire safety references.
Practical applications and users
This standard is used to:
- Define technical specifications in procurement for new or refurbished air ambulances.
- Guide aircraft interior design and medical equipment integration for OEMs and converters.
- Ensure interoperability of medical devices, power and gas supplies for clinical teams.
- Support regulatory compliance and conformity assessment for operators and manufacturers under EU medical device rules.
- Inform maintenance, calibration and crew training programs for EMS providers.
Primary users: aircraft manufacturers and upfitters, air ambulance operators, emergency medical services, medical equipment suppliers, procurement teams, and regulatory bodies.
Related standards (examples)
- EN 13718-1 (road ambulance equivalents and general requirements)
- prEN 13976-1 (transport incubator interfaces)
- EN 1865-1:2010+A1:2015 (stretcher/patient handling)
- EN ISO 10079-1:2015 (medical suction equipment)
Keywords: EN 13718-2, air ambulance standard, HEMS, HICAMS, FWAA, medical device interfaces, transport incubator, CEN, air ambulance requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions
EN 13718-2:2015/FprA1 is a draft published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Medical vehicles and their equipment - Air ambulances - Part 2: Operational and technical requirements for air ambulances". This standard covers: This part of EN 13718 specifies the requirements for performance and equipping for air ambulances, including requirements for interfaces to medical devices used for the transport and treatment of sick or injured persons. This part of EN 13718 is applicable to air ambulances capable of transporting at least one person on a stretcher. NOTE Requirements are specified for categories of air ambulances based on the different intended use. These are the helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) the helicopter intensive care medical service (HICAMS) and the fixed wing air ambulance (FWAA).
This part of EN 13718 specifies the requirements for performance and equipping for air ambulances, including requirements for interfaces to medical devices used for the transport and treatment of sick or injured persons. This part of EN 13718 is applicable to air ambulances capable of transporting at least one person on a stretcher. NOTE Requirements are specified for categories of air ambulances based on the different intended use. These are the helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) the helicopter intensive care medical service (HICAMS) and the fixed wing air ambulance (FWAA).
EN 13718-2:2015/FprA1 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 11.040.01 - Medical equipment in general; 11.160 - First aid; 49.020 - Aircraft and space vehicles in general. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 13718-2:2015/FprA1 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 13718-2:2015+A1:2020, EN 13718-2:2015. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
EN 13718-2:2015/FprA1 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 93/42/EEC; Standardization Mandates: M/023. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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Medical vehicles and their equipment - Air ambulances - Part 2: Operational and
technical requirements for air ambulances
Medizinische Fahrzeuge und ihre Ausrüstung - Luftfahrzeuge zum Patiententransport -
Teil 2: Operationelle und technische Anforderungen an Luftfahrzeuge zum
Patiententransport
Véhicules sanitaires et leur équipement - Ambulances aériennes - Partie 2 : Exigences
opérationnelles et techniques pour les ambulances aériennes
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 13718-2:2015/prA1
ICS:
11.040.01 Medicinska oprema na Medical equipment in general
splošno
11.160 3UYDSRPRþ First aid
49.020 Letala in vesoljska vozila na Aircraft and space vehicles in
splošno general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 13718-2:2015
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prA1
March 2018
ICS 11.040.01; 11.160; 49.020
English Version
Medical vehicles and their equipment - Air ambulances -
Part 2: Operational and technical requirements for air
ambulances
Véhicules sanitaires et leur équipement - Ambulances Medizinische Fahrzeuge und ihre Ausrüstung -
aériennes - Partie 2 : Exigences opérationnelles et Luftfahrzeuge zum Patiententransport - Teil 2:
techniques pour les ambulances aériennes Operationelle und technische Anforderungen an
Luftfahrzeuge zum Patiententransport
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 239.
This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 13718-2:2015. If this draft becomes an
amendment, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for
inclusion of this amendment into the relevant national standard without any alteration.
This draft amendment was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.
Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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EN 13718-2:2015/prA1:2018 (E)
Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Modifications to Clause 2, Normative references . 4
2 Modifications to Clause 4, General requirements for air ambulances. 6
3 Modification to Annex A, Medical devices in air ambulances . 6
4 Modification to Annex B, Medicinal products and equipment additional to medical
devices in air ambulances . 7
5 Modification to Annex ZA . 8
6 Modification to Bibliography . 9
EN 13718-2:2015/prA1:2018 (E)
European foreword
This document (EN 13718-2:2015/prA1:2018) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 239
“Rescue systems”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request given to CEN by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of
EU Directive 93/42/EEC.
For relationship with EU Directives, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of EN 13718-
2:2015.
EN 13718-2:2015/prA1:2018 (E)
1 Modifications to Clause 2, Normative references
Replace
“EN 3-9:2006, Portable fire extinguishers — Part 9: Additional requirements to EN 3-7 for pressure
resistance of CO2 extinguishers”
With
“EN 3-9:2006/AC:2007, Portable fire extinguishers — Part 9: Additional requirements to EN 3-7 for
pressure resistance of CO2 extinguishers”
Replace
“EN 143:2000, Respiratory protective devices — Particle filters — Requirements, testing, marking”
With
“EN 143:2000, Respiratory protective devices — Particle filters — Requirements, testing, marking
(Corrigendum AC:2002 and AC:2005 incorporated)”
Replace
“EN 374-1:2003, Protective gloves against chemicals and micro-organisms — Part 1: Terminology and
performance requirements”
With
“EN ISO 374-1:2016 Protective gloves against dangerous chemicals and micro-organisms - Part 1:
Terminology and performance requirements for chemical risks (ISO 374-1:2016)”
Replace
“EN 1865-1:2010, Patient handling equipment used in road ambulances — Part 1: General stretcher
systems and patient handling equipment”
With
“EN 1865-1:2010+A1:2015, Patient handling equipment used in road ambulances — Part 1: General
stretcher systems and patient handling equipment”
Replace
“EN 20594-1:1993, Conical fittings with a 6% (Luer) taper for syringes, needles and certain other medical
equipment — Part 1: General requirements (ISO 594-1:1986)”
With
“EN 20594-1:1993/A1:1997, Conical fittings with a 6% (Luer) taper for syringes, needles and certain
other medical equipment — Part 1: General requirements (ISO 594-1:1986)”
Replace
“EN ISO 5356-1:2004, Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment — Conical connectors — Part 1: Cones and
sockets (ISO 5356-1:2004)”
With
“EN ISO 5356-1:2015, Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment — Conical connectors — Part 1: Cones and
sockets (ISO 5356-1:2015)”
EN 13718-2:2015/prA1:2018 (E)
Replace
“EN ISO 5361:2012, Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment — Tracheal tubes and connectors
(ISO 5361:2012)”
With
“EN ISO 5361:2016, Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment - Tracheal tubes and connectors
(ISO 5361:2016)”
Replace
“EN ISO 5364:2011, Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment — Oropharyngeal airways (ISO 5364:2008)”
With
“EN ISO 5364:2016, Anaestheti
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