ASTM F1118-91(2003)

Standard Specification for National Air Medical Transport Units Resources Catalog (Withdrawn 2007)

SCOPE
1.1 This specification provides the format and guidelines for producing a catalog of current resources of air medical transport units, showing the patient care capability of each, in standard form.
1.2 This specification applies to all the air transports involved in patient care that meet one or more applicable ASTM medical transport unit specifications.
1.3 This specification incorporates only the information that is considered essential for use by the planners during an emergency. The intent is to provide information on what is available, what level of care it can provide, where it is, and the earliest it can respond, so that the most efficient use can be made of each unit, in accordance with the emergency plans.
1.4 Information contained in the unit's operations manual,  such as the weight and balance calculations for the "Specialized Medical Resources" listed in Appendix X1, is not included in the catalog but it will be available to the planners, on request.
WITHDRAWN RATIONALE
This specification provides the format and guidelines for producing a catalog of current resources of air medical transport units, showing the patient care capability of each, in standard form.
Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee F30 on Emergency Medical Services, this specification was withdrawn in 2007 with no replacement because this document was developed to provide status with a format to input to a national database of air medical assets. No federal agency stepped forward to facilitate that activity. Therefore, the committee believes that this document is no longer necessary.

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 09-Mar-2003
• Withdrawal Date: 20-Feb-2007
• ICS: 11.160 - First aid
• ICS: 49.020 - Aircraft and space vehicles in general
• Technical Committee: F30 - Emergency Medical Services
• Drafting Committee: F30.01 - EMS Equipment

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM F1118-91(1997)e1 - Standard Specification for National Air Medical Transport Units Resources Catalog
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2003

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: F 1118 – 91 (Reapproved 2003)
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,willgiveacompletecatalogofmedicalairtransportcapabilities.Thecatalogwillbeknown
as the “NationalAir MedicalTransport Units Resources Catalog.”The short title “Resources Catalog”
may be used when the meaning is clear.
The“ResourcesCatalog”isdesignedforusebyplanners,particularlyinthetimeofamajornational
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 1.4 Information contained in the unit’s operations manual,
such as the weight and balance calculations for the “Special-
1.1 Thisspecificationprovidestheformatandguidelinesfor
izedMedicalResources”listedinAppendixX1,isnotincluded
producing a catalog of current resources of air medical
in the catalog but it will be available to the planners, on
transport units, showing the patient care capability of each, in
request.
standard form.
1.2 This specification applies to all the air transports in-
2. Significance and Use
volved in patient care that meet one or more applicableASTM
2.1 The intent of the “Resources Catalog” is to tabulate the
medical transport unit specifications.
national capability for medical air transportation and to enu-
1.3 This specification incorporates only the information that
merate the level of patient care that each unit can provide. The
is considered essential for use by the planners during an
level of care is based on the ASTM Specifications related to
emergency. The intent is to provide information on what is
each type of medical air transport.
available, what level of care it can provide, where it is, and the
2.2 The “Resources Catalog” will provide a resource with
earliest it can respond, so that the most efficient use can be
which the emergency planners can identify the capability,
made of each unit, in accordance with the emergency plans.
availability, and response times for those units outside their
local areas. With such up-to-date information, they can request
the air medical transport unit that most closely meets the
mission profile within the time frame required.
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F30 on
Emergency Medical Services and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
F30.01
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