How many tanks?

[emtd29]

On the bus:

1 "M"
1 "D" in primary airway bag
1 "D" in secondary airway bag
2 "D" spares located on front of bench seat (secured in place, of course)

Fly car:

1 "D" in primary Airway bag
1 "D" spare

 

[Paladin]

1 M
1 D in the jump kit
1 D in the trauma kit
1 D on the stretcher
2 Spares

 

[Anomalous]

1 main

3 "d" portables but only two regulators

We carry with our MCI supplies, 6 extra regulators (cheapos). It's not too hard to find more O2 tanks, but sometimes regulators are in short supply.

 

[Jon]

At the vollie squad, we've got a main cylinder (M, I think), a D cylinder in our medical bag, a D cylinder in our trauma bag, and 1-2 spare O2 cylinders, usually with regulators.

At the transport co, there is a main cylinder, a D cylinder in a sleeve, and 1-2 spares. The ALS trucks have the D-cylinder mounted to the stretcher and have 2-3 spare O2's. When we work events, we have a pair of event bags, 1 of which has a full set of oxygen supplies including a D-cylinder. This either supplements what is on the truck, or acts as our only O2, depending on the event.

At the new paid job, we've got a main cylinder (M, I think), a D cylinder in a sleeve, and a D cylinder in the CPAP bag rigged up with the quick-connect for the CPAP. We also have 3-4 spare D cylinders. We also regularly swap out O2 with the PD, because we have regulators integrated into all of our tanks. If the PD's O2 is running low, we will take their tank and they get one of our "spares".

 

[tydek07]

1 M
3-5 D's
on each truck.