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• ~- 6.•)Iadios must be at bast: s .xty (60} watt General Electric o:r t~;otoro]a, or equal. 7. Contractor will comply with all F.C.C. r_egu].ations . (g) An oxygen tank ~~;,d mask in ~,~orking condition shall be kept at a).l tim~•s i_n each ambulance. Oxygen pressure shall bi?:.mainta.ined at ~;ot ]_ess than 1000 pounds per square inch absolute (psia). (h) The Chief of Police of the Ci.t:y of La Porte shall dc:termi_ne the standards for ~:mbulance equipment. In determining tt,e adequacy of c-quipment, the Chief of Police shall take into consideration the current list of minimal equipment for ambulances adopted by the American College of Surgeons or its duly :- authorized Committee on Trauma. .. (i) Each ambulance shall provide for the usual trans-~ port of one patient lying down- and shall also be ' equipped with an additional cot, which may be a folding type, for transportation of a second patient, when needed. Each cot or bed furnished shall be provided with a suitable locking mechanism which will prevent i.t from rolling free ~,~hile the ambu- lance is in motion. III. • INSPECTION AND APPkOVAl, OF AN~ULANCES AND ACCESSORY EQUIPI~iL~ 1JT BY CITY All .ambulances and accessory equipment shall be subject to inspection by the Chief of Police of the City of La Porte, or his duly appointed representative, •and if at any time same are not in compliance with the provisions hereof or if any ambulance is in need of mechanical repairs in order to insure its satisfactory condition, then the Chief of Felice shall inform Contractor of such defects and such an~}~ulance shall r,ot be used until "all defects are remedied to the satisfaction of the Chief of Police. IV. DE'T'ERMINING SELECTION OF HOSPITAL It is expressly understood that the patients being picked up • shall have the right to designate any hospital to which they wish to be transported. In the event the patient is incapacitated, the highest ranking police officer on the Scene shall designate a hospital and, in the event there is no officer on the scene, the ambulance driver shall do so.