1.1This standard covers minimum requirements for primary medical oxygen delivery systems for EMS ground vehicles used in the following applications:

1.1.1The transportation of the sick and injured to or from an appropriate medical facility while basic, advanced, or specialized life support services are being provided,

1.1.2The delivery of interhospital critical transport care,

1.1.3The delivery of nonemergency, medically required, transport services, and

1.1.4The transportation and delivery of personnel and supplies essential for proper care of an emergent patient.

1.2This standard establishes criteria to be considered in the performance, specification, purchase, and acceptance testing of ground vehicles for EMS use.

1.3This 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.

1.4The 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