What equipment is required in the operating room?
Level II office surgeries require the following equipment: • Full and current crash cart at the location the anesthetizing is being carried out • A Benzodiazepine must be stocked, but not on the crash cart • Suction devices, endotracheal tubes, laryngoscopes, etc. • Positive pressure ventilation device (e.g. Ambu) plus oxygen supply • Double tourniquet for the Bier block procedure • Monitors for blood pressure/EKG/Oxygen saturation • Emergency intubation equipment • Adequate operating room lighting • Emergency power source able to produce adequate power to run required equipment for a minimum of two (2) hours • Appropriate sterilization equipment • IV solution and IV equipment You may also see Rules 64B8-9.009(2) and 64B8-9.009(4)(b)3., F.A.C. for more information.
