The small kit contains a limited number of items. The objective is to treat the first patients, not to set up an entire facility. The rest of the material may be sent over the following days.
Among the 10 patients: 30% severe dehydration (3 cases), 40% some dehydration (4 cases), 30% no dehydration (3 cases).
For supplies required to collect stool specimens, see Appendix 1.
|
Articles |
Qty |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|
|
ORS (sachets) |
100 |
10 sachets/patient |
|
Ringer lactate (litres) |
30 |
10 litres/patient on IV treatment |
|
Polyvidone iodine, 200 ml |
1 |
|
|
Zinc sulfate 20 mg (tab) |
20 |
2 blisters of 10 tab for 2 children < 5 years (20%) |
|
Doxycycline (tab) |
25 |
3 tab/patient; 7 patients with dehydration (70%) |
|
Infusion sets |
15 |
1 infusion set for 2 litres of RL |
|
Catheters, 20G (pink) |
6 |
3 catheters per patient on IV treatment (9) |
|
Catheters, 22G (blue) |
3 |
|
|
Catheters, 24G (yellow) |
3 |
|
|
Tourniquet |
1 |
|
|
Medical adhesive tape (roll) |
1 |
|
|
Gauze bandages |
100 |
|
|
Scissors (pair) |
1 |
|
|
Disposable gloves |
100 |
|
|
Sharps container |
1 |
|
|
Bodybag |
1 |
|
|
NaDCC (kg) |
5 |
|
|
Soaps |
15 |
1 per patient + 5 for staff |
|
Blankets |
6 |
1 per patient on IV treatment (x 2 in order to cover for washing and drying between 2 patients) |
|
Cups |
25 |
1 per patient and attendant + 5 for staff |
|
20 litre jerrycans |
5 |
|
|
Buckets with lid |
25 |
For patients (stools, vomit) and for other purposes (e.g. preparation of chlorine solutions, ORS) |
|
Household gloves (pairs) |
2 |
|
|
Plastic aprons |
2 |
|
|
Dry rations |
50 |
For patients and attendants |