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Items can be sent to The Cornerstone Foundation office in Mississippi for the next container shipment, contact Kathleen@lomadeluz.net for more information.  There are some items that can be bought in La Ceiba if funds are provided for a specific item.  Please email Abby at abbyandrimas@yahoo.com for further information about needed . . . → Read More: Needed Equipment and Supplies]]> LDL Needed Equipment and Supplies

*Urgent need

Items can be sent to The Cornerstone Foundation office in Mississippi for the next container shipment, contact Kathleen@lomadeluz.net for more information.  There are some items that can be bought in La Ceiba if funds are provided for a specific item.  Please email Abby at abbyandrimas@yahoo.com for further information about needed items and/or questions about donating items.

Medical Equipment:

• *digital x-ray machine
• *Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) lab machine (urgent need now that we have a ventilator)
• *GE Vivid-e ultrasound vascular transducer – 8L-RS, 9L-RS, or 12L-RS (about $5,000)
• *stretchers with working brakes and steering
• OB ultrasound machine and transducers
• Lighted OB/GYN speculums with lighted cords/source
• *gram scale (manual or digital)
• 12-lead EKG machine (preferably a Mortara ELI-150, ELI-250 or ELI-350 model)
• I-Stat chemistry analyzer (about $10,500) and cartridges for individual tests (about $500 for 24)
• IV pumps (must take universal tubing)
• O2 saturation monitors with pediatric sensors (kinds that plug in but with battery back-up are best, but any would be great)
• St. Jude pacer programmer
• Tympanic membrane thermometers (pending)
• Gooseneck lamps
• Pediatric bronchoscope with operating heads
• Lab microscope: example: Meiji Techno Co. MX4000 series biological microscope

Medical Supplies:

• *suction canisters with tops for portable machines 800cc.  Ex: Mada Medical 178B
• IV extensions, prefereable short.  Ex: Braun CSE8SL 6.5cm
• Jelco IV catheters sizes 20 & 22
• O2 nasal canulas: pediatric and newborn
• Digital thermometers – for patient home use
• 3” & 4” ace wraps and coban (self adhesive ace wraps)
• 2”, 3”, & 4” Kerlex (gauze rolls)
• tape: paper, plastic, fabric
• rubber tips for bottom of crutches
• blue chuks
• knee braces, ankle braces/supports, *especially slings
• exam gloves
• battery operated cautery
• splash caps/shields for saline irrigation (pending)
• assorted adult sizes soft type slip on shoes like Crocs for diabetic feet and/or good shape diabetic velcro shoes
• Zerofrom gauze with 3% bismuth tribromophenate
• cotton tip swab sticks
• 5 cc syringes
• auto-transfusion chest tube sets
• ABD bandages
• Stylets for endotracheal tubes of all sizes
• Ear wicks (pending)
• central line kits
• disposable scalpels
• pre-padded fiberglass splinting supplies
• fiberglass splinting supplies
• 2×2, 3×3 & 4×4 gauze
• Silver nitrate sticks (pending)
• Inspirometers
• dermabond skin adhesive
• reading glasses of all strengths but 1.75 is needed most
• EKG paper:Mortara 3-channel thermal paper, 8.5×11 inches, cued Z-fold with header, 12/case, #9100-026-50 and RisingMed EKG #903, 80 mm 3-channel Z-fold
• Storage units for eyeglasses (Holland Optometry – 10 @ $38 each)
• Physical Therapy equipment: 1, 2, & 3 lb weights, floor mats, pulleys, resistance bands, wedges for elevating extremities
• Travel sized tooth paste
• *Foley catheter sizes 14Fr and 16Fr

Surgical Equipment:

• *Self-sealing sterilizer vapor bags in all sizes for resterilizing instruments (Defend is one possible manufacturer)
• Non-expired suture:
• Vicryl 3-0 on SH needle, 2-0 on CT-1
• PDS 2-0 & 0 on CT-1
• Prolene 0 on CT-1 & 4-0 FS2 & 5-0 on PS2
• Ethibond 0 on UR-1 (multi-pac) & 2-0, 3-0 on SH
• Ruskin Bone Cutting Forceps 7 ½”
• Stille-Liston Bone Cutting Forceps 10 ¾” straight and curved
• Skin staple guns
• Ligaclips
• Endoclips 11ml 10mm
• Jackson-Pratt drains size #15
• Suction evacuator 100cc
• Xeroform dressings
• Zimmer skin graft carriers
• Electrode retour (Valley Lab REM PolyHensive II)
• Laparotomy sponges
• Batteries for Stryker drills (4212 battery pack 9.6V & 2115 battery pack)
• Metzenbaum scissors: small & medium sizes
• Debecky – small & medium sizes
• Ventriculo-peritoneal shunts
• Rib sheers

Lab/Xray supplies:

• *Benzalkonium chloride cleansing wipes for urinalysis collection
• *Pediatric blood collection bags
• EKG paper for the EKG machine brand: Mortara
• EKG electrodes brand: Kendall Q-trace
• QBC Accutubes from QBC Diagnostics #423406
• Hepatitis C testing kits
• red, amber and purple top blood collection tubes (adult and peds)
• 23 Gauge butterfly needles for blood draws
• sharps boxes for dirty needles
• 2×2 gauze (non sterile)
• X-ray film: 35x43cm, 24x30cm, 11x14in, 8x10in
• X-ray film hangers (for hand drying films): 8×10 & 10×12
• Red lights for darkroom film processing
• Large manila envelopes for storing X-rays
• Urine collection cups
• urine collection bags for babies
• stool collection cups
• Microscope slides
• 22x22mm cover-slips for microscope slides
• sterile cotton swabs
• heel stick lancets for babies
• plastic disposable pipettes
• pregnancy tests
• Alcohol lamp burner, wickless
• Alcohol preps
• anaerobic and aerobic culture swabs
• pH paper
• INR test strips (Roche CoaguChek XS, 2×24 per box, #04625315160,NDC 65702-0128-10))
• Glucose test strips (Abbott Freestyle Lite)

Medicines – prescription:

• IV antihypertensives (hydralazine, metoprolol, labetalol etc)
• 5-FU
• Efudex
• Valproic Acid
• Injectable D50W
• Furosemide oral solution
• Digoxin oral solution
• Pneumococcal vaccine (PCV13 – Prevnar 13 and PPSV23 – Pneumovax 23)
• Polyethylene glycol (Go-Litely; Miralax)
• Augmentin tabs/liquid
• EMLA cream or other topical anesthetic for IV’s, etc.
• 3rd generation cephalosporin – tabs and liquid (any in peds form but prefer cefpodoxime – Vantin)
• Nystatin Powder
• Zinc oxide ointment (Balmex-like)
• Prempro ( Estrogen/Progesterone combo)
• Oral and IV benadryl (diphenhydramine)
• Atopic dermatitis meds:  cetaphil lotion and cream, Lubriderm, etc
• Otosporin otic drops or comparable meds for otitis externa
• Hydroxyurea
• Azithromycin
• Vancomycin
• Zosyn
• Any –sartans (losartan, telmisartan, candesartan, etc.)

Medicines – over the counter:

• Oral and IV benadryl (diphenhydramine) (*especially oral liquid)
• combo of antihistamine/decongestant
• combo of antihistamine/decongestant/dextromethorphan
• cough meds like a. dextromethorphan b. guafenisin (preferably not combo of both in the same preparation)

Misc:

• Mechanic toolbox chests to be used for crash carts
• medium sized chest freezer for storing chicken/goat meat about 15-20 cu. ft.
• hands-free/foot controls for sink at nurses station
• foam hand sanitizer
• wall mounted rack for latex glove boxes
• hot water bottles
• 2 new dorm size fridges
• 5 new or newer regular size refrigerators, preferably energy saving (3 for short term staff housing, 2 for replacements of permanent staff housing)
• 2 new or newer full size stoves (replacements for permanent staff housing)
• 5 years or newer used glasses of any prescription with no scratches
• 5 years or newer reading glasses
• sunglasses: kids and adult
• scissors (trauma or regular)

Additional Staff:

• nurse anesthetist or anesthesiologist
• nurses, nurses, nurses!
• surgeon
• administrators
• teachers/tutors
• mechanics (auto & appliance)

School Supplies (for a school in a nearby village):

• Small slate chalk boards (http://shopping.hwtears.com/product/Slate_Chalkboard/kindergarten)
• CD player
• Microsoft Publisher 2010
• English alphabet upper case and lower case flash cards
• One Grade K Readers Schedule from Sonlight.com
• Two sets of Fun Tales (beginner readers) from Sonlight.com(http://www.sonlight.com/KRP.html)

Community Transformation (Mountain & Costal Ministry):

• 20 used laptops for the villages
• Backpacks with standard pencils, pens, notebooks for the schools
• French Bibles with which to train Honduran missionaries…French/Spanish side by side
• French Rosetta Stone DVDs or Standard Deviants DVD
• printer for the missions training class with Pastor Felipe in La Ceiba

Agriculture:

• 60 horse power utility tractor with rear hydrolic remotes and a 540PTO and a loader

I.T.

• Bullet 2 (2) and Bullet 2hp (2) Wireless Amplifier/routers      (http://www.ubnt.com/bullet)
• Network Switches.  6 small 4 port switches.
• Wireless routers / wireless access points / omni-directional antennas / 2.4ghz  802.11b/g stuff
• Wireless pager (Doctor would carry the pager on his belt) paging system with 24 pagers.
• Ethernet network cable and RJ45 connectors
• Ethernet based ip security cameras and a DVR based recording system.
• Type N, Type TNC coax cable connectors.
• Warning lights for towers (red flashing warning lights for outdoor towers that are 100′ tall)
• Cell phone repeaters for 850 MHz cellular systems that work with external antennas

Maintenance:

• Skid Steer with tracks and a trailer
• Generator for LDL housing (red house)
• Single axle dump truck that could pull the skid steer and be loaded with it
• Hospital service truck
• Generator/Welder combo
• Porta-band hack saw
• Portable hoist engine puller
• 6 ton long neck floor jack
• Port a power with lots of attachments
• Core drill with 2”, 4” and 6” bits
• Sheet metal brake
• Small metal lathe
• End mill
• Commercial wood planer
• Band saw sawmill
• 6 VSR 3/8” corded drills of good name brand
• 3 SDS rotohammer drills
• Airless paint sprayer
• 6 heavy duty 10 gauge extension cords
• Rebar bender and cutter
• 6″wood jointer
• Wood lathe (pending)