Thanks to all who help make equipment donations possible!
The following equipment would be very useful. (We are also very willing to review an inventory of
available equipment to comment on whether other donations might be useful).
SMALL ITEMS THAT CAN BE BROUGHT OVER IN LUGGAGE
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Nellcor pulse oximeter probes (adult, neonatal)
Infra red thermometers
IO needles, bone marrow aspirate kits
pocket pulse oximeters
otoscopes
peritoneal dialysis catheters especially infant size
PICC lines
temperature probes for NICU incubators,
infant / neonatal ambubags and masks (all sizes)
Broselow tapes
capillary tubes 100 microlitres
nasal cannulas infant size for CPAP
Ioban and tegaderm sheets
Fetal handheld dopplers
Cautery pens/tips
Electrocautery grounding pads
Pleurevac chest tube drains
steri-strips (1/2 in preferably)
Infusion pumps (using 60 cc syringes ideally, we can’t get special tubings here)
Paediatric and infant mannekins for resus training
Laparoscopic instruments
o 5mm instruments
o 4mm instruments (preferably short - 33cm length)
o 5mm, 30deg & 45deg; 10mm, 30deg & 45deg
o "disposable" laparoscopic trocars (e.g. 5mm short for peds - the "single use" ones can be
soaked and re-used here)
Central lines/kits (pediatric sizes are helpful - ~3fr - 5fr)
Suture 4-0, 5-0, and 6-0 chromic, PDS, monocryl, vicryl, silk
Chest tubes - especially 12 - 14fr
Hegar dilators
micro instruments (e.g. 0.5mm pickups, Vannas scissors, Westcott scissors, castroviejo needledriver)
1.5mm and 2.0mm titanium miniplates and screws for maxillofacial fracture fixation
PLEASE DO NOT BRING:
- IV cannulae, - syringes / needles
- disposable UVC trays
- medications (expired or otherwise)
LARGER ITEMS THAT WE MAY BE ABLE TO SEND IN A CONTAINER THROUGH
SAMARITAN’S PURSE OR ROTARY:
Servicing prior to shipping: The equipment should be serviced / checked to confirm functionality of
equipment before it is shipped: ideally by the donor; if not, then by Samarian’s Purse biomed.
Suitability of equipment: to avoid equipment being shipped that cannot be used in our setting, we
request that details of available equipment (make and model) be sent to meddir.kh@gmail.com before
shipping of equipment to SP.
VAT and Duties on Arrival: Please be aware that all donations entering Kenya are subject to a Value
Added Tax (VAT) of 16%. As a hospital this cost can be prohibitive - please consider this when
fundraising for shipping costs and when completing your inventory of the declared value of the items.
Also, we would like to be notified if the sending unit (e.g, nursery at a particular donating institution) is
disposing of the equipment because of issues with antibiotic-resistant bacteria (e.g. multi-drug resistant
gram negative rods).
ICU and Wards
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If room, electric beds for sicker patients
Infusion pumps (using 60 cc syringes ideally, we can’t get special tubings here)
Portable / handheld pulse oximeters
- Pulse oximetry probes
Laryngoscopes and laryngoscope blades (including neonatal, pediatric and adult sizes)
Portable Oxygen concentrators
Cardiac monitors (with capability for BP, Pulse and O2 sats measurements) - ideally at least 10
Four resuscitation trolleys, i.e. ones to be stocked with all the resuscitation equipment.
Preferably one Breslow paediatiric trolley with draws for each age range.
temporary transcutaneous pacemaker
Pediatrics / Nursery
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baby weighing scales, or hanging salter scales, or standing balance scales
neonatal ventilator(s) – simple to maintain – would want to know make / model before we
could confirm how useful a particular machine would be here.
Resuscitaire infant warmers (e.g. Ohio warmer)
Pediatric bone marrow instruments.
Paediatric and infant mannekins for resus training
paediatric blood pressure machines
Intravenous fluids infusion / syringe pump.
Radiology
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Nice lead aprons
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Xray machine, including fixed fluoroscopy machine for the radiology department
C-arm(s): it would be great to have 2 but at least one
One (or more) portable x-ray machines
EKG machine
Printer and cables for printing CT films.
Auto-injector equipment for CT contrast (we don't have all the pieces for the ones we have)
Stationary ultrasound machine(s)
Clinics
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automated, portable BP machines - including pediatric sizes/capability
wall-mounted opthalmoscopes and otoscopes for clinic
Portable (on wheels) overhead exam lights for clinic
Surgery
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Laparoscopic tower equipment
- camera/camera box
- light source, light cables
- CO2 insufflator
- monitor
Laparoscopic instruments
- 5mm instruments
- 4mm instruments (preferably short - 33cm length)
- 5mm, 30deg & 45deg; 10mm, 30deg & 45deg
- "disposable" laparoscopic trocars (e.g. 5mm short for peds - the "single use" ones can be
soaked and re-used here)
Electrocautery(Bovie) machine
Head lights and light sources
Surgical instruments
Trolleys which allow x-rays to be taken without having to lift the patient onto hard boards with
their open book pelvic fractures!
Portable monitors, for transferring patients or taking them to xray, etc
LED ceiling mounted operating room lights (although Mike Mara fundrasiing for DRE to bring
some over in Sept 2014)
Central lines/kits (pediatric sizes are helpful - ~3fr - 5fr)
Suture 4-0, 5-0, and 6-0 chromic, PDS, monocryl, vicryl, silk
Chest tubes - especially 12 - 14fr
Hegar dilators
micro instruments (e.g. 0.5mm pickups, Vannas scissors, Westcott scissors, castroviejo needledriver)
1.5mm and 2.0mm titanium miniplates and screws for maxillofacial fracture fixation
Dental
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Dental chairs with delivery units
Root canal motor & hand piece
Wall mountable dental x ray machine
Portable compressors/suction machine
Laboratory / Pathology
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If any laboratory / pathology equipment available, let us know and we can help sort out if it
would be of use in our setting.
Platelet agitator to enable lab to prepare plts from fresh blood
ABG machine
safety cabinet for microbiology
automated microbiology analyzers
Pathology
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Tissue processor
Microtome
A modern embedding machine
Tissue oven
Weighing balance (scale)
Mortuary postmortem equipment
- Retracting lakes
- Large scissors
- Suction machine/ bottle
- Ronguer
OB/GYN
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Fetal external monitors
Fetal dopplers
Labor and Delivery beds/couches
Portable examination lights for pelvic procedures.
GYN Laparoscopy and hysteroscopy equipment
Electro cautery machine for LEEP.
Physical Therapy equipment and supplies
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Platform crutches (elbow and axillary)
platform attachments for walkers and with the walker itself
cast shoes
heel pad/elbow protectors to prevent skin breakdown of bedridden patients
adjustable hinge knee braces
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knee immobilizers
pediatric walkers
adult walkers
quad canes
Drop foot orthoses (not custom made but off the shelf type)
wrist cock up splints
TLSO braces (hyperextension braces)
rolling stool
Treadmill that is in good working condition.
Philadelphia neck collars
goniometers
gait belts
Sliding boards for patient transfers
small adjustable benches for physiotherapy treatment of children (to sit on)
Neuromuscular electrical stimulator machine with various size electrode pads (reusable rubber
pads)
ultrasound machine (for physio, not radiology)
CAM walkers (They are like a walking cast boot.)
Also aquaplast sheets for splint making