Navigate / EASA
AMC3 CAT.IDE.A.225 Emergency medical kit

ED Decision 2021/005/R

ACCESS TO THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL KIT

(a) When the actual situation on board so requires, the commander should limit access to the emergency medical kit.

(b) Drugs should be administered by medical doctors, qualified nurses, paramedics or emergency medical technicians.

(c) Medical students, student paramedics, student emergency medical technicians or nurses aides should only administer drugs if no person mentioned in (b) is on board the flight and appropriate advice has been received.

(d) Whenever allowed under the operator’s national legislation, drugs may be administered by suitably trained persons, other than medical doctors.

(e) Oral drugs should not be denied in medical emergency situations where no medically qualified persons are on board the flight.