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3.7.9
DRIVER COMPARTMENT CONTROLS.
In addition to the left-hand drive controls and switches, the final stage ambulance manufacturer
shall provide and locate, within easy normal reach of the driver, the specified controls and
instruments. The battery switch (when furnished), and module disconnect switch or device (see
3.7.7.4) shall be different in feel from each other and be supplied with a handle or knob, which
feels different to the touch than the other switches, or be physically isolated from them.
3.7.10 PATIENT COMPARTMENT CONTROLS.
Unless otherwise specified by the purchaser (see 6.2-t), the patient compartment controls,
switches, and instruments shall be panel mounted and located within normal reach of the
seated EMT (3.10.3).
3.7.11
MARKING OF SWITCHES, INDICATORS, AND CONTROL DEVICES.
All switches, indicators, and control devices supplied by the end product manufacturer of
the ambulance shall be clearly visible to the ambulance personnel. They shall be perceptively
and permanently identified with at least 12 point letters for the noun or function, and 8
point letters for the remainder of the legend. The identifications shall be contrasting colors
etched or engraved in plastic or metal, or printed and laminated in see through plastic, and
grouped according to function, and mounted in illuminated or backlit panel(s) or the console.
3.7.12
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION AND SUPPRESSION.
In addition to OEM chassis, all added electrically operated or electrical generating devices,
including alternators, air conditioning, warning light systems, electromagnetic coils of high
current solenoids and relays, and medical equipment, shall be electromagnetic radiation
suppressed, filtered, or shielded to prevent interference to radios and telemetry equipment
aboard the vehicle and the surrounding area and shall not exceed SAE J551 limits. Type
certification for these devices is acceptable. When specified by the purchaser (see 6.2-u),
the completed ambulance vehicle shall be tested and certified to demonstrate that the RFI
does not exceed the maximum limits of SAE J551. When specified by the purchaser,
electrically operated medical equipment, both installed and portable, furnished shall comply
to MIL-STD-461, Interface Standard Requirements for the Control of Electromagnetic
Interference Characteristics of Subsystems and Equipment.
3.8 LIGHTING, EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR.
3.8.1
AMBULANCE EXTERIOR LIGHTING.
The basic exterior ambulance lighting shall comply to FMVSS No. 108 and the requirements
herein, and include daytime running lights when standard from the chassis manufacturer,
amber colored front and rear directional signals and hazard warning lights (except on Type
II ambulances, if amber lenses are not available from OEM). The lower front and rear side
marker lights shall flash in conjunction with the directional signals. Backup lights/loading
light(s), clearance lamps (when applicable), ambulance emergency lights (3.8.2), floodlights
(3.8.3), and spotlight(s) (3.8.4) (see Figures 1, 2, and 3), shall be furnished as specified.
The ambulance manufacturer shall furnish light assemblies that are stainless steel, plastic,
or other weather resistant materials, that are installed in a manner that will not cause electrolysis
of light housings or vehicle body.
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