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Needed Medical Supplies
Karolyn Kempton Memorial Christian Hospital - Togo
The Hôpital Baptiste Biblique (as it is known in Togo) can use the following supplies. For additional information on how to donate supplies contact Steve Mills.
Laboratory
- Slides/cover slips
- One Touch Glucose Strips
Dressings and Supplies
- Sterile IVsolutions - any kind, if in date or in bottles (we can resterilize the bottles)
- Cotton tipped applicators (sterile or nonsterile)
- Hydrogen peroxide
- Adhesive and paper tape
- Syringes - 2, 5, 10, 20 cc (both disposable and glass)
- Needles - any size, but especially 18, 21 and 25 gauge
- IV Catheters - any size, but especially 18, 20, 22 and 24 gauge
- IV Tubing - both regular and mini-drip
- Heparin Lock sets
- Suction catheters
- Kling/Coban Ace wraps
- Blood pressure cuffs
- Bandage scissors
- Cotton balls
- Kotex or any other type of sanitary pads
- Wash cloths, towels
- Old or new linens, blankets
- Roll bandages
Surgery
- Skin graft carrier blades (Zimmer) 1x1½ and 1x3
- Surgical Blades
- Chest tubes
- Closed chest drainage system (Pleurovacs)
- NGs, especially larger bore ones
- Sterile Suction Catheters - 8, 10, 12 Fr.
- Penrose Drains - any size
- Urinary catheters and drainage bags - any size but especially #16, 18, 20. Also, large sizes 28 and up with with 30cc balloons
- Urine meter collection kits
- Ray-tex gauze swabs (4x4)
- Drain sponges
- ABD packs
- Kerlix gauze rolls
- OR gowns (cloth type, since we resterilze everything)
- OR scrubs
- General Purpose Sterilization wrap
- Laparotomy sheets
- Cloth OR masks/caps
- Leg and wrist splints
- Surgical scrub brushes (especially of NON-betadine type, but both are needed)
- Spinal needles
- Surgical betadine scrub and solution
- Lap packs
- Steri-strips wound closure strips - 1/2, 1/4, 1/8
- Sterile normal saline irrigation fluid
- Autoclave tape 1"
- Autoclave indicator strips
- Peel-pack - 5 cm, 7.5cm, 10cm, 15cm, 24cm
- Sterilization pouches any size
- Gloves, any size but especially sizes 7.5 and 8, both sterile and non sterile
Suture
- Any suture can be used, but we especially use:
| Size | Type | Needle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4/0 | Vicryl | Small taper | |
| 3/0 | Vicryl/Dexon | Small taper and/or cutting | |
| 2/0 | Vicryl/Dexon | Large taper and/or cutting | |
| 0 | Vicryl/Dexon | Large taper and/or cutting | |
| #1 | Vicryl/Dexon | Large taper and/or cutting | |
| 2/0 | Chromic | 25mm round | |
| 0 | Chromic | Large taper and/or cutting | |
| #1 | Chromic | Large taper and/or cutting | |
| 3/0 | Plaingut | 25 mm round | |
| 2/0 | Plaingut | 25 mm round | |
| 1 | Vicryl | Taper | |
| 0 | Vicryl | Taper | |
| 2/0 | Vicryl | Taper | |
| 3/0 | Vicryl | Taper | |
| 3/0 | Vicryl | Cutting | |
| 4/0 | Vicryl | Cutting | |
| 0 | Chromic | Taper | |
| 1 | Chromic | Taper | |
| 2/0 | Chromic | Taper | |
| 1 | PDS | Taper | |
| 0 | PDS | Taper | |
| 4/0 | PDS | Cutting | |
| 0 | Maxon | Taper | |
| 1 | Maxon | Taper | |
| 0 | Surgipro | Taper | |
| 1 | Surgipro | Taper | |
| 1 | Prolene | Taper | |
| 0 | Prolene | Taper | |
| 2/0 | Silk | Taper | |
| 3/0 | Silk | Taper | |
| 1 | Monocryl | Taper | |
| 0 | Monocryl | Taper | |
| 3/0 | Monocryl | Cutting | |
| 4/0 | Monocryl | Cutting |
Orthopedics
- Webril
- Plaster cast material
- Fiberglass cast material
- Ace bandages
Pharmaceuticals - All Categories
- Very important that medicines are not on the verge of being outdated
Pharmaceuticals - Opthalmology
- Decongestant drops
- Vitamin A tablets
Pharmaceuticals - Analgesics
- Codiene sulfate tabs
- Ibuprofen
- Acetamenophen, both adult and children
- Aspirin, both adult and children
Pharmaceuticals - Anesthetics
- Pontocaine/heavy dextrose for Spinal Anesthesia
- Diazepam - both ampules and tablets
Pharmaceuticals - Cardiovascular
- Hydrochlorothiazide
- Labetalol tabs
- Hydralazine tabs
- Reserpine tabs
- Any other type of antihypertensives are welcome (need to be shipped a year prior to the expiration date)
Pharmaceuticals - Antibiotics
- INH
- Rifampin
- Ethambutol
- Erythromycin
- Penicillin VK suspension and tabs
- Chloramphenical suspension and tabs
- Metronidazole suspension and tabs
- Mebendazole suspension and tabs
- Bactrim suspension and tabs
- Tetracycline tabs
- Doxycycline tabs
- Cephalosporins - Cephlalexin/Ceclor/both suspension and tabs
- Amoxicillin suspension and tabs
- Cloxacillin tabs
- Ampicillin suspension and tabs
- Chloroquine tabs and suspension
- Fansidar tabs ans suspension (pyramethamine/sulfadoxine)
- Ear drops
- Benzathine PCN G
Other Pharmaceuticals
- Muscle relaxants (Flexeril is like gold out there, also Robaxin, parafon forte, etc.)
- Aminophylline injection and oral
- Theophylline tabs
- Naloxone HCL
- Diphendydramine tabs and syrup
- Cimetidine/Pepcid/Zantac/Prilosec
- Antacids, both liquid and tabs (Tums are great for the calcium)
- Any antibiotic ointments
- Vaginal creams and suppositories
- Any Iron/Vitamin supplements, both adult and children
- Prenatal vitamins
- Praziquantel (Biltricide)