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E/F-10-Medical Equipment <br /> 1. North State Medical Transport personnel shall inventory their vehicle at the beginning of <br /> each shift to ensure that equipment is present and functional and that the prescribed <br /> amount of supplies is on hand. <br /> 2. This inventory will include a set quantity of many items to ensure that overstocking or <br /> under stocking is not taking place. <br /> 3. The North State Medical Transport crew should immediately address deficiencies found <br /> during the daily inventory. <br /> 4. Personnel should perform daily maintenance checks on all equipment. <br /> 5. Personnel should monitor equipment throughout the work day, especially when on calls, <br /> to ensure that items are not left at scene. <br /> 6. Defective equipment should be reported immediately. <br /> 7. The defective equipment should be labeled as being defective with an explanation. <br /> E/F-11-Critical Failures <br /> 1. The critical failure of a piece of equipment is defined as any time the equipment did not <br /> operate according to specification while being used for its intended purpose. <br /> 2. Personnel should make notification to a supervisor/management to secure a replacement <br /> piece of equipment after a critical failure if its absence will have an impact on the quality <br /> of care delivered. For example, another unit should intercept should a cardiac monitor fail <br /> on a patient worthy of being monitored. <br /> 3. Upon a critical failure occurring, the personnel should immediately contact their <br /> supervisor/management. <br /> 4. That supervisor/manager will coordinate replacement of the piece of equipment and <br /> complete necessary documentation. <br /> E/F-12-Documentation of a critical failure shall include: <br /> 1. Incident report by employee using equipment at the time of failure on EPro. <br /> 2. Documentation by the supervisor/management of actions taken post-event. <br /> 3. Copy of call documentation should failure have occurred during patient care. <br /> 4. The role of investigating critical failures will lie with the Operations Director. <br /> 5. Should there be a need to make additional notifications (i.e. manufacturers, other EMS <br /> agencies, medical director etc.) regarding critical failures; this responsibility will lie with <br /> the Operations Director. <br /> E/F-13- Lost or Stolen Equipment <br /> In the event that a piece of equipment is lost, North State personnel making the discovery should <br /> contact their supervisor/management to initiate the replacement process and an investigation <br /> towards its recovery. <br /> 1. An incident report will be completed by the personnel making the discovery detailing <br /> when and where the equipment was discovered missing on E-Pro. <br /> 92 <br />