Sunday, August 22, 2010

ESSENTIAL MEDICATION NEEDED FOR THE FLOOD RELIEF CAMPS



PlEASE PROVIDE INTRAVENOUS MEDICATIONS & invasive equipement FOR ONLY PROPER MEDICAL CAMPS – RUN BY DOCTORS AND TRAINED PERSONNELS OR ORGANIZATIONS LIKE: -
  1. PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (PMA)
  2. PAKISTAN ISLAMIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (PIMA)
  3. UNITED PAKISTAN's MOBILE CLINICS (UPMC) (CHECK THE OTHER BLOG)


  • IV ANTIBIOTICS (ALL KINDS)
  • IV PAIN KILLER (NARCOTICS OR OTHERWISE)
  • IV CANULAS AND IV FLUIDS
  • URINARY CATHETERS
  • SURGICAL BLADES
  • dressing and SUTURING MATERIALS
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PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT THESE ARE ALL EXPENSIVE AND PRECIOUS COMMODITIES – THAT CAN BE WASTED AND MISUSED. ALSO THE CITY NEEDS THEM TOO. SO DON’T LET THEM GET WASTED IN PLACES NOT NEEDED. WE ARE NOT FACING MASS TRAUMA LIKE WE DID IN THE TIMES OF EARTHQUAKE.
MEDICAL ITEMS NEED FOR ALL CAMPS.
  1. ors sachets with 500ml bottled water.
  2. Anti-biotics zinacef, flagyl, septran ds, aMOXIL – tablet or sypup forms
  3. syrup gravinate. (for nausea)
  4. syrup + tablet panadol, voren, dispriN
  5. ANTI-HISTAMINS (INSECT BITES ETC) TANDEGYL - TABLETS OR SYRUP
  6. COUGH SYRUPS (SYRUP NICOR) (SYRUP COFCOLD)
  7. anti-tetnus toxoids (plus 3cc syringes) needs REFRIGERATION.
  8. anti-rabies vaccine (plus 3cc syringes) needs REFRIGERATION.
  9. vitamin k (snake bites) + anti-venom (plus 3cc syringes) needs REFRIGERATION.
  10. Anti-malarial tablets
  11. SCABIES LOTION
  12. soap and shampoo
  13. WATER PURIFYING TABLETS 
Basic dressing matrials – for minor cuts and injuries
  1. clean gauzE
  2. 500ml normal salines (to wash the wounds)
  3. cicatrin powder
  4. clean bandages. 
items for relief workers
  1. liquid hand sanitizers
  2. non-sterile altex gloves
  3. disposable face masks
Vacination for those going to the camps
  1. Typhoid
  2. Cholera
  3. Tetanus
  4. Hepatitis B (this is a course so make sure you start it if not already done)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

DONT FORGET:
SCISSORS
SHOVEL
LOOTA
SANITARY PADS
HAND FANS TO KEEP THE FLIES AND MOSQUITO AWAY
WALKING STICK..MANY POURPOSES
ANTI MALARIAL
SACBIES LOTION
EYE AND EAR DROPS.
WATER PURIFICATION TABLETS
TORCH KNIFE SPOONS SOME UTENSILS
ROPE..VERY NEEDED

keep the good work on...

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