Updated list of recurring medical needs for Haiti
(as of 5 Feb 10)
I.V. solutions, especially Normal Saline or Ringers Lactate, usually bags of
1000 ml. They can use some D5W, but NS and RL are needed more.
2. 50 or 100 ml bags, Normal Saline, for administration of I.V. meds
3. 10 cc syringes
4. 10 cc prefilled NS syringes
5. Needles - 20 gauge are ideal, but 22 and 18 can also be used
6. Kerlex dressings
7. 4X4 gauze for dressings
8. Ace wraps - 3, 4, and 6 inch
9. Heparin locks
10. Antibacterial hand cleanser
11. I.V. antibiotics, especially Cefazolin (= Ancef, = Kefzol) and Gentamycin
12. Lortabs, 5 and 7.5 mg
13. Cephalexin 500 mg tabs #10,000
14. Cephalexin 250 mg suspension #500
15. Amoxicilline 500 mg tabs # 5000
16. Amoxicillin 250 mg susp #1000
17. Sulfa trimethaprim DS #10,000
18. Sulfa trimethaprim 200/40
#1000
19. Doxycycline 100 mg #10,000
20. Rocephine IM 1000 mg #1000
21. Augmentin tablets #1000
22. Augmentin suspension #200
23. Cipro 500 mg #50,000
24. Erythromycin 500 mg #5000
25. Erythromycin suspension #500
26. Metronidazole 500 mg #5000
27. Metronidazole susp #100
28. Antifungal creams topical and vaginal
#2000/2000
29. Triple antibiotic creams #1000
30. HCTZ 25 mg #100,000
31. AMD 250 mg #3000
32. ACE inhibitors #50,000
33. Ca ch blockers extended release only #50,000
34. Beta blockers #4,000
35. Furosemide 40 mg #25,000
36. Digixin .125 mg #2,000
1.
KCl 10 meq #3000
38. Glyburide/glibenclamide 5 mg #100,000
39. Metformin 500 mg #100,000
40. Insulin regular #20
41. NPH #200
42. 70/30 #100
43. Acetaminiophen 500 mg #10,000
44. Acetaminophen 325 mg #5000
45. Acetaminopehn 160 mg chew tablets or suspension #5000
46. Acetaminiophen 80 mg chew or suspension # 5000
47. Ibuprofen 200 mg #2,000
48. Amitriptylline 25 mg # 5000
49. Diazepam 5 mg #1000
50. Phenobarbitol liquid #
51. Phenetoin 100 mg #10,000
52. Carbamepazine 100 mg #
53. H2 blockers #25,000
54. PPI's #100,000
55. Antiacids pills #10,000
56. Mebendazole 100 mg #15,000
57. Benzathine penecillin 2.4 million units #500
58. Piperazine liquid #5 gallons
59. Prenatal vitamines #30,000
60. Ferrous sulphate 200-325 mg #50,000
61. Folic acid 1-5 mg #10,000
62. Calcium tablets #10,000
63. Multiple vitamins adult #100,000
64. MV children chewables #30,000
65. Nutritional supplements for malnutrition
66. Protein powders
67. Powdered milk
68. Baby formula for babies whose mothers died
69. Baby bottles
70. Water purification tablets
71. Loperimide 2 mg #3000
72. Promethazine 25 #5000
73. Promethazine inj #100
74. Diphenhydramine 25-50 mg #5,000
75. Chloroquine 300 mg #5,000
76. Chloroquine susp #25 gallons
77. Levothyroxin .1 mg #1,000
37.
Medroxy progesterone 10 mg #2000
79. Methylprednisalone 5 mg #7000
80. Methylprednisalone 20 mg # 3000
81. Birth control pills #1000 boxes of 28
82. Premarine #3000
83. Steroid inhalers #300
84. Beta agonist inhalers #700
85. Steroid cream #1000
86. Iron suspension 5 gallons
87. Spironalactone 50 mg #3000
88. Alpha blocker #2000
78.
Ortho Supplies for Haiti Earthquake Relief
Dressing Supplies, etc.
1. Bandaids
2. Alcohol
3. Alcohol swabs
4. Betadine
5. Gauze – rolls and pads, all sizes
6. Ace bandages
7. Needles – all gauges
8. Syringes – all sizes
9. Casting tape – plaster and/or fiberglass
10. Sterile saline
11. Cold/hot packs
12. Tape – sterile and nonsterile, all sizes and materials
13. Unna boots
14. Sterile gloves
15. Stockinet – all sizes
Soft Goods
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Velcro splints – wrist
Fracture boots for ankle and foot fractures
Knee braces – hinged or not, with or without stays, etc.
Knee immobilizers
Crutches – all sizes
Slings
Walkers
Cervical collars
Finger splints
Shoulder immobilizers
Cast shoes/boots