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Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Diving Regulations (SOR/95-189)

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Regulations are current to 2013-04-29

SCHEDULE IV

(Paragraph 12(2)(b))

PART I

FIRST AID SUPPLIES FOR A DIVING OPERATION

	Column I	Column II	Column III
Item	Supplies	Details	Quantity
1.	Tourniquets	---	2
2.	Scissors	Mayo, 17.8 cm	1
3.	Shell Dressings	Large	2
4.	Surgical Gloves	Pairs of sizes 8, 9 & 10	2 each
5.	Gauze Roller Bandage	Sterile, 5 cm and 7.5 cm, roll	1 each
6.	Gauze Sponges	Sterile, 10 cm x 10 cm, pack of 100	1
7.	Adhesive Plaster	Roll	1
8.	Scalpels	Disposable, No. 10 & 11 blades	1 each
9.	Scalpel Blades	No. 10 & 11	2 each
10.	Laryngoscope	Large adult blade, with spare batteries & bulb	1
11.	Mouth Gag	--	1
12.	Mouth to Mouth Resuscitation Tube	--	2
13.	Oropharyngeal Airways	Sizes 3 & 4	1 each
14.	Suction Apparatus	Non-electric (e.g. Ambu foot operated)	1
15.	Minor Surgical Tray	Ribbon Retractor	1
		Army-Navy Retractor	2
		Rake Retractor, sharp	1
		Rake Retractor, blunt	1
		Lahey	2
		Mosquito hemostat	4
		Towel clips	6
		Pack, sterile, containing:
		Needle driver	2
		Self-retaining retractor, blunt	1
		Allis	2
		Babcock	2
		Sponge forceps	2
		Scissors, straight Mayo	1
		Scissors, curved Mayo	1
		Scissors, curved Metz	1
		Artery (haemostat)	6
		Kockers	2
		Russian forcep	2
		Knife handle No. 3	1
		Knife handle No. 4	1
		Forceps, toothed	2
		Suction	1
16.	Dressing Tray	Sterile, containing:
		Small cup	1
		Combine pad	1
		Gauze 10 cm x 10 cm	6
		Gauze 5 cm x 5 cm	10
		Dressing towel	1
		Artery forceps	2
		Tissue forceps	1
17.	Intravenous-giving sets	e.g., Travenol 2C2027 Blood administration set	4
18.	Intravenous cannulae	Gauges 14, 15 & 16	2 each
19.	Intravenous cannula	Gauge 16, 20 cm, for central venous placement	1
20.	Alcohol injection swabs	e.g., Webcol	24
21.	Trochar cannulae	e.g., Argyle, No. 10, 23 cm	2
22.	Heimlich chest drain valves	e.g., Bard Parker No. 3460	2
23.	Syringes	10 mL	6
24.	Syringes	20 mL	6
25.	Needles, hypodermic	Gauges 16, 21 & 23	6 each
26.	Foley bladder catheter	14 & 16 French gauges	1 each
27.	Urinary drainage bag	--	1
28.	Endotracheal tubes	Cuffed, 7 mm, 8 mm, 9 mm & 9.5 mm	1 each
29.	Wire introducer	For use with endotracheal tubes	1
30.	Suction catheters	--	2
31.	Blood tubes (not vacutainers)	Silicone coated, no additive	2
32.	Blood tubes (not vacutainers)	Non-silicone coated, EDTA	2
33.	Resuscitator bag	Laerdal, with 100% 0₂ fitting and fitting for connection to BIBS	1
34.	Xylocaine	1%, without epinephrine, 10 mL	4
35.	Xylocaine gel	Urethral, 2% tube	1
36.	Bridine solution	100 mL, for skin prep	1
37.	Dextran 70 (Macrodex) in saline	500 mL	2
38.	Dextrose 5% Saline	1000 mL, bag of	4
39.	Saline 0.9%	1000 mL, bag of	4
40.	Heparin injection	500 µ/mL, 2 mL vial	1
41.	Diazepam injection	10 mg in 2 mL	6
42.	Benadryl injection	50 mg in 1 mL	6
43.	Furosemide injection	40 mg in 2 mL	6
44.	Dexamethasone injection	4 mg, 10 mL vial	2
45.	Aspirin tablets	324 mg	50
46.	Thermometer, electronic	Thermocouple or thermistor	1
47.	Stethoscope	---	1
48.	Auriscope	With spare batteries & bulb	1
49.	Reflex hammer	---	1
50.	Band Aids	Box	1
51.	Anaeroid sphygmomanometer	---	1
52.	Flashlight	With spare batteries & bulb	1
53.	Sutures	Silk, 3/0 on curved cutting needle	6
54.	Sutures	Silk, 0/0 on heavy curved needle	6
55.	Sutures	Chromic catgut, 2/0 on curved taper needle	6
56.	Sutures	Chromic catgut, 0/0 on curved taper needle	6
57.	Ties	Silk, 0/0	6
58.	Ties	Silk, 2/0	6
59.	Ties	Silk, 3/0	6

PART II

FIRST AID SUPPLIES TO BE KEPT IN A DIVING BELL OR IN THE COMPRESSION CHAMBER OF A DIVING SUBMERSIBLE

	Column I	Column II	Column III
Item	Supplies	Details	Quantity
1.	Tourniquet	---	1
2.	Mouth-to-Mouth Resuscitation Tube	--	1
3.	Mouth Gag	--	1
4.	Oropharyngeal Airways	--	2
5.	Adhesive Plaster	Roll	1
6.	Band Aids	Assorted sizes, flat, box	1
7.	Shell Dressings	Large	2
8.	Shell Dressings	Small	2
9.	Scissors	Mayo, 17.8 cm	1