Table 1

Percentage of ambulance trusts providing a particular piece of equipment

Equipment %
Airway
Oral airways1-150 32
ET tubes1-150 29
Yankauer suction17
Straight blade laryngoscope39
Magill's forceps15
Flexible suction90
Breathing
Face masks1-150 32
Self inflating bags1-150 42
Paediatric oximeter probe29
Paediatric nebuliser mask85
Paediatric reservoir bag76
Circulation
22/24G cannulae1-150 25
Burette44
Paediatric defibrillation paddles46
Umbilical cord clamp95
Intraosseous needle29
50 ml syringe27
ECG electrodes39
Adrenaline 1/1000088
BP cuffs1-150 13
Miscellaneous
Stiff neck collars1-150 32
Broselow tape22
Paediatric spinal board17
Drug dose cards63

  • ↵1-150 Equipment of varied sizes appropriate to children of all ages.