Easy Access Rules for Air Operations

Easy Access Rules for Air Operations ANNEX IV (Part-CAT)

SUBPART D: INSTRUMENTS, DATA,

EQUIPMENT

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CONTENT OF FIRST-AID KITS
(a) First-aid kits should be equipped with appropriate and sufficient medications and
instrumentation. However, these kits should be supplemented by the operator according to the
characteristics of the operation (scope of operation, flight duration, number and demographics
of passengers, number of decks, etc.).
(b) The following should be included in the first-aid kit:
(1) Equipment
(i) bandages (assorted sizes, including a triangular bandage);
(ii) burns dressings (unspecified);
(iii) wound dressings (large and small);
(iv) adhesive dressings (assorted sizes);
(v) adhesive tape;
(vi) adhesive wound closures;
(vii) safety pins;
(viii) safety scissors;
(ix) antiseptic wound cleaner;
(x) disposable resuscitation aid;
(xi) disposable gloves;
(xii) tweezers: splinter;
(xiii) thermometers (non-mercury); and
(xiv) surgical masks.
(2) Medications
(i) simple analgesic (including paediatric form);
(ii) antiemetic — non-injectable (including paediatric form);
(iii) nasal decongestant;
(iv) gastrointestinal antacid, in the case of aeroplanes carrying more than 9 passengers;
(v) anti-diarrhoeal medication, in the case of aeroplanes carrying more than 9
passengers; and
(vi) antihistamine (including paediatric form).
(3) Other content. The operator should make the instructions readily available. If an
electronic format is available, then all instructions should be kept on the same device. If
a paper format is used, then the instructions should be kept in the same kit with the
applicable equipment and medication. The instructions should include, as a minimum,
the following:
Easy Access Rules for Air Operations ANNEX IV (Part-CAT)
SUBPART D: INSTRUMENTS, DATA,
EQUIPMENT
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(i) a list of contents in at least two languages (English and one other). This should
include information on the effects and side effects of medications carried;
(ii) first-aid handbook, current edition;
(iii) Basic life support instructions cards (summarising and depicting the current
algorithm for basic life support); and
(iv) medical incident report form.
(4) Additional equipment. The following additional equipment should be carried on board
each aircraft equipped with a first-aid kit, though not necessarily in the first-aid kit. When
operating multi-deck aircraft, operators should assess if the additional equipment is
needed on each deck. The additional equipment should include, as a minimum:
(i) automated external defibrillator (AED) on all aircraft required to carry at least one
cabin crew;
(ii) bag-valve masks (masks in three sizes: one for adults, one for children, and one for
infants);
(iii) suitable airway management device (e.g. supraglottic airway devices,
oropharyngeal or nasopharyngeal airways);
(iv) eye irrigator;
(v) biohazard disposal bags; and
(vi) basic delivery kit (including sterile umbilical cord scissors and a pair of cord clamps)
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