FAA AC 121-33:2006
FAA AC 121-33:2006 Emergency Medical Equipment Gives guidance about onboard emergency medical equipment, including Automated External Defibrillators (AED) and Emergency Medical Kits (EMK).
Table of Contents
1Whatisthepurposeofthisadvisorycircular(AC)?2DoesthisACsupersedeanyexistingACs?
3WhatFAAregulationsdoesthisACcover?
4WhoshouldreadthisAC?
5WhenisanemergencymedicalkitandanAEDrequiredand
onwhatsizeofaircraft?
6Whatemergencymedicalequipmentmustaircarrierscarry?
7Whatisthepurposeofthefollowingitemscontainedin
theEMK?
8Whatdoes"orequivalent"mean?
9Whatdoes"approved"EMKand"approved"AEDmean?
10Howcananaircarriercomplywithpart121,appendixA,
atalltimesafteranEMKand/oranAEDisusedduring
flight?
11Whoisallowedtousetheequipment?
12Whatdoes"readilyaccessible"meanundersection
121.803?
13Whereshouldwestorethisequipment?
14Howmustweinspecttheequipment?
15Mostself-inflatingmanualresuscitationdevices(AMBU
bags)foundinanEMKareaccompaniedbytubingthatcan
beconnectedtoanoutletonaportableoxygenbottle
locatedintheaircraftcabin.Thisallowsadditional
pureoxygentomixwiththeambientairintheAMBUbag
andraisesthelevelofoxygenprovidedduringamedical
eventwheretheAMBUbagisusedforrespiratorysupport.
Isthispracticepermissible?
16HowoftenshouldwereplacetheEMKitems?
17Whatdoes"damagingtemperatures"meanunderpart121,
appendixA?
18SincesomeaircarrierscarryEMKsthatmaycontain
controlledsubstances,howcantheybetransported
legally?Istransportingthesesubstancescompatible
withDrugEnforcementAdministration(DEA)regulations?
19DoestheFAAregulatesafetystandardsforAEDs?
20WhatareacceptablepowersourcesforAEDs?
21IslabelinganAEDwiththestatement"approvedforuse
onaircraft"appropriate?
22Whatpromptedrequirementsforemergencymedical
equipment?