Standard Specification for Medical Oxygen Delivery Systems for EMS Ground Vehicles

ABSTRACT
This specification covers minimum requirements for primary medical oxygen delivery systems for EMS ground vehicles used in the following applications: (1) the transportation of the sick and injured to or from an appropriate medical facility while basic, advanced, or specialized life support services are being provided, (2) the delivery of interhospital critical transport care, (3) the delivery of nonemergency, medically required, transport services, and (4) the transportation and delivery of personnel and supplies essential for proper care of an emergent patient. This standard establishes criteria to be considered in the performance, specification, purchase, and acceptance testing of EMS ground vehicles. The oxygen delivery system may be either a gaseous oxygen (GOX) system, or a liquid oxygen (LOX) system. Design and installation of the oxygen delivery system shall meet the requirements specified for: (1) capacity, (2) components such as oxygen piping system, flow control device, oxygen outlet, shutoff device, and secondary oxygen outlet, and (3) oxygen compartment. The oxygen system shall conform to the specified performance requirements including: (1) delivery flowrate, (2) delivery pressure, (3) delivery temperature, (4) temperature conditions such as storage temperature, cold soak, and heat soak, (5) electromagnetic interference, and (6) structural integrity against vibration, acceleration load, and shock load (basic design and crash worthiness). Installation requirements for oxygen piping routing and mounting, as well as flaring and bending, are specified. Design, installation, and pressure test requirements for GOX and LOX systems are detailed.
SCOPE
1.1 This standard covers minimum requirements for primary medical oxygen delivery systems for EMS ground vehicles used in the following applications:  
1.1.1 The transportation of the sick and injured to or from an appropriate medical facility while basic, advanced, or specialized life support services are being provided,  
1.1.2 The delivery of interhospital critical transport care,  
1.1.3 The delivery of nonemergency, medically required transport services, and  
1.1.4 The transportation and delivery of personnel and supplies essential for proper care of an emergent patient.  
1.2 This standard establishes criteria to be considered in the performance, specification, purchase, and acceptance testing of ground vehicles for EMS use.  
1.3 This entire standard should be read before ordering an ambulance in order to be knowledgeable of the types of equipment that are available and their performance requirements. Due to the variety of ambulance equipment or features, some options may be incompatible with all chassis manufacturers' models. Detailed technical information is available from the chassis manufacturers.  
1.4 The sections in this standard appear in the following sequence:    
Section  
Scope  
1  
Referenced Documents  
2  
Terminology  
3  
Significance and Use  
4  
Design Requirements  
5  
Performance Requirements  
6  
Installation Requirements  
7  
GOX System Design Requirements  
8  
GOX System Installation Requirements  
9  
GOX System Test Requirements  
10    
LOX System Design Requirements  
11    
LOX System Installation Requirements  
12    
LOX System Test Requirements  
13    
Keywords  
14  
1.5 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

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This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation:F1949 −22
Standard Specification for
Medical Oxygen Delivery Systems for EMS Ground
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Vehicles
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1949; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
Within the United States, there are several widely recognized national and international standards
organizations that have established standards and guidelines for oxygen delivery systems. These
standards and guidelines were largely developed for intrafacility use. This standard, developed by
ASTM Subcommittee F30.01, addresses the requirements for oxygen systems, both liquid and
gaseous, for emergency medical services (EMS) ground vehicles.
1. Scope
Referenced Documents 2
Terminology 3
1.1 This standard covers minimum requirements for pri-
Significance and Use 4
mary medical oxygen delivery systems for EMS ground Design Requirements 5
Performance Requirements 6
vehicles used in the following applications:
Installation Requirements 7
1.1.1 Thetransportationofthesickandinjuredtoorfroman
GOX System Design Requirements 8
appropriate medical facility while basic, advanced, or special- GOX System Installation Requirements 9
GOX System Test Requirements 10
ized life support services are being provided,
LOX System Design Requirements 11
1.1.2 The delivery of interhospital critical transport care,
LOX System Installation Requirements 12
LOX System Test Requirements 13
1.1.3 The delivery of nonemergency, medically required
Keywords 14
transport services, and
1.5 This international standard was developed in accor-
1.1.4 The transportation and delivery of personnel and
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
supplies essential for proper care of an emergent patient.
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
1.2 This standard establishes criteria to be considered in the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
performance,specification,purchase,andacceptancetestingof
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
ground vehicles for EMS use.
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
1.3 This entire standard should be read before ordering an
2. Referenced Documents
ambulance in order to be knowledgeable of the types of
equipment that are available and their performance require- 2.1 The following documents, of the issue currently in
ments. Due to the variety of ambulance equipment or features, effect, form a part of this standard to the extent specified
some options may be incompatible with all chassis manufac- herein.
turers’ models. Detailed technical information is available 2
2.2 ASTM Standards:
from the chassis manufacturers.
F1177Terminology Relating to Emergency Medical Ser-
3
1.4 The sections in this standard appear in the following
vices (Withdrawn 2018)
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sequence: 2.3 Military Standards:
MIL-STD-461Requirements for the Control of Electromag-
Section
Scope 1
netic Interference Emissions and Susceptibility
2
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F30 on contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Emergency Medical Services and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
F30.01 on EMS Equipment. the ASTM website.
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Current edition approved March 15, 2022. Published March 2022. Originally The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced on
approved in 1999. Last previous edition approved in 2013 as F1949–99 (2013), www.astm.org.
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which was withdrawn January 2022 and reinstated in March 2022. DOI: 10.1520/ Available from Standardization Document Order Desk, 700 Robbins Ave.,
F1949-22. Building #4, Section D, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094.
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MS 33611End Bend Radii
5.1 The medical oxygen delivery system may be either a
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2.4 Federal Specifications:
gaseous oxygen (GOX) system or a liquid oxygen (LOX)
RR-C-901Cylinders,CompressedGas:HighPressure,Steel
system.
DOT3AA, and Aluminum Applications, General Specifi-
5.2 The oxygen delivery system shall be a piped oxygen
cation for
system designed and installed as f
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