Materials needed for the Ambulance Center

Donations of the following items will equip ambulances with necessary medical supplies and help EMTs learn to provide high-quality health care to the people of Nepal. Anything you can contribute will be greatly appreciated.

Medical Equipment Needed
Item
Quantity


Large Medical Equipment

Oxygen tank:
14
Regulator for oxygen:
14
Defibrillator with ECG monitor and oxygen saturation; battery powered or re-wired to be powered by the ambulance battery:
12
Long spineboard:
27
Webbing and plastic buckles for longboard:
54
Materials to immobilize head, for longboard:
27
Shortboard:
27
Webbing and plastic buckles for shortboard:
54
Materials to immobilize head, for shortboard:
27
Traction splint, for femur fractures:
28


Re-usable Small Medical Equipment

Rigid cervical collar, adult-size:
46
Rigid cervical collar, child-size:
22
Non-rebreather oxygen masks, and tubing.

Adult-size:
46
Child-size:
22
Nasal cannula, and tubing.

Adult-size:
26
Child-size:
22
Pocket masks, for CPR.

Adult-size:
26
Child-size:
22
Bag-valve-masks (AMBU Bags).

Adult-size bag:
16
Adult-size mask:
26
Child-size bag:
12
Child-size mask:
22
Infant-size bag:
12
Infant-size mask:
22
Lower limb splints:
46
Upper limb splints:
46
Triangular bandage:
248
Medic shears (very strong scissors):
22
Blood pressure cuff.

Adult-size cuff:
26
Child-size cuff:
21
Stethoscope:
26
Thermometer:
26
Rubber suction bulb / bulb syringe:
26
Portable suction device, with hard and soft tips:
18
Set of oropharyngeal airways (OPA’s), containing sizes for adults, children, and infants:
22
Strong plastic container for used needles:
10
Intubation equipment, including:

Laryngoscope:
24
Set of laryngoscope blades sized for infants, children, adults:
24
Extra batteries and bulbs for laryngoscope:

Set of endotracheal tubes sized for infants, children, adults:
64
Stylets:
64
Lubricant:
 
10cc syringes:
64
King Airway or CombiTube (must be bought/donated from the West):
64
Equipment for chest decompression (thoracotomy):

IV therapy kit (includes needle, tubing):
82
Nebulizer for administering drugs:
21
Set of nasopharyngeal airways (NPA’s), containing sizes for adults, children, and infants, and lubricant:
10
Equipment for needle cricothyrotomy:



Disposable Small Medical Equipment

Box of medical gloves (different sizes):
20
Roll of white adhesive tape:
80
Box of large safety pins
80
Universal trauma dressings (large, thick dressings, usually 10 x 36 inches, folded into 9 x 10 inch packages)
140
Self-adhering roller bandage (Kling), 2-inch-wide roll
140
Self-adhering roller bandage (Kling), 4-inch-wide roll
140
Gauze squares, 4 inch x 4 inch
1,120
Large dressings (ABD) dressings, about 6 x 9 inches
240
Box of Band-Aids in various sizes
30
Other gauze pads of various sizes:

Other dressings and bandages of various sizes:
 
Occlusive dressings:
90
Tongue depressors (wooden, to immobilize fingers):
160
Bags of fluids for IV therapy (various fluids):
210
Bottle of activated charcoal (for swallowed poison):
21
Oral glucose
21
Needles and syringes for drug injections:

Various drugs for emergency medicine:
10
Container of sterile water (for washing and irrigating lacerations, etc.)

1 Emergency childbirth kit, including:

Pair of medical gloves:
40
Disposable gowns:
22
Umbilical clamps:
44
Sterile surgical scissors:
11
Large gauze pads:
220
Towels:
44
Rubber suction bulb / bulb syringe:
11
Small blanket for the baby:
11
Large plastic bags:
22


Non-Medical Equipment Needed
Item
Quantity
Pillow:
20
Sheet:
80
Pillowcase:
80
Blanket:
86
Towel:
80
Disposable bags for vomit or trash:
200
Box or roll of paper towels:
30
Bag for jump kit:
10
Strong battery-powered flashlight (torch):
20
Headlamp:
20
Extra batteries and bulbs for flashlights (torches) and headlamps:

Reflective warning marker to put in the road near the ambulance to warn traffic:
40
Object for chocking wheels of vehicles at vehicle accidents:
40
Shovel:
10
1-litre bottle of drinking water:
40
Strong rope (to stabilize crashed cars, etc); price per meter:
550
GPS receiver/transmitter, that communicates with Dispatch:
10
Uniforms with patches for all new EMTs:
160
Set of Ambulance Center stickers for each ambulance:
10
Manual of photocopied pages (for EMTs to keep)
240


Communications Equipment

Item
Quantity
Radio repeater with antenna
1
Battery back-up for repeater
1
Installation of repeater antenna
1
Dispatcher radio console
1
Base station radio with antenna
1
Battery back-up for base station
1
Radio tower
1
Grounding system
1
Vehicle-mounted radio with antenna and accessories
10
Handheld radio with battery and charger
15
Extra battery for handheld radio
15
Leather carrying case for handheld radio
15


Office Equipment

Item
Quantity


Office Set-up
Executive table:
2
Chair:
2
Front chairs:
9
Office table:
6
Chair:
6
Guest chairs:
10
Meeting table:
1
Meeting chair:
15
Shelf:
5
Rack:
6
Flooring:

Furnishing:



Computer and Accessoies

Desktop computer:
5
Laptop computer:
2
Software for ambulance coordination and mapping:
1
Server:
1
Color printer:
1
Laser printer:
2
LCD projector:
2


Power Supply and Back-up
Uninterrupted power supply (UPS):
5
Voltage stabizier:
1
Battery and inverter for back-up power:
1


Office Equipment

Photocopier:
1
Fax:
1
Scanner:
1
EPABX phone system (with Master Key phone):
1
Telephone:
8
Digital camera:
1
Stationery:

Large map of Kathmandu Valley:
1


Networking and Cabling

Networking and cabling for telephones and internet:
1


GPS System

GPS system that receives information from GPS units on abulances, including software:
1