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Equipment Materials Needs List

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):

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)