Emergeny Medical supplies?????

This is a huge question; but I'll try (we just stocked an emergency walk-in this summer): Meds: albuterol, epinephrine, aspirin, decadron/solumedrol, antibiotics, motrin, morphine, valium, ativan, toradol, vicodin, tylenol (plain & with codeine), oxygen, tylox, dilaudid, hand held inhalers, cardiac resuscitation meds (lidocaine, IV beta-blocker); oral hypertension meds, captopril, calcium, potassium, magnesium, IV fluids (Normal saline & tubing); plasma & blood & administration sets, cough medicine, pediatric meds,

vaccinations (tetanus, etc), ear drops, this list could really be extensive....

Injury & surgical supplies: lidocaine, LET gel, irrigation set ups, suture tray set ups, I & D tray set ups, packing material, dressing supplies (bandaids, ACE wraps, cling, gauze sponges, cobain, tape, Q tips, tongue blades), polysporin, silvadene, fiberglas splints, casting material, crutches, sutures, tissue glue, emergency delivery pack, nasal rhino rocket packing, eye washes, eye medications (to numb, dilate & antibiotics); ear irrigation set up, vaginal supplies, finger splints, shoulder slings, arm slings, knee immobilizers, cervical collars, needels, syringes, IV supplies, large dressing packs & pads, enema set up, chux pads, (walk through walgreens!!!! you need it all); betadine, saline, water (sterile), alcohol pads, acetone pads, electrocautery, alligator forcepts, emergency intubation tubes & ventilator

Equipment: Digital Xray, CPR-defibrillator & EKG machine & monitor, IV pumps, opthalmoscopes, otoscopes, stethoscopes, BP machine, pulse oximeter, temperature, eye machine, gurney, wheelchair, body bags, oxygen delivery system, medication nebulizer (asthma), lab supplies to run CBC, chem panels, clotting studies, cardiac enzymes, lab tests (strep throat, pregnancy, mono, etc), urinalysis supplies, ways to do cultures, eye chart, hearing machine--

Is this enough for now?????

You might look into what the military stocks for their forward deployed medical stations. They operate under similar constraints as a space station - space is at a premium, they need to focus on keeping people alive until they reach definitive medical care, and the folks that they're treating were basically healthy until something bad happened (e.g. they got shot).

The differences, of course, is that the military focuses mainly on trauma while the space station also has to focus on medical illness.

Some other thoughts - ketamine is a good anesthetic for austere environments; stores well and is pretty safe even in ill/traumatized people. Ultrasound is good basic radiologic tool. Steroids, opiates, and benzodiazepines are useful for a wide variety of illnesses.

First, you would need training. Then you would stock to the level of care you can provide. Some basic supplies:

Gauze 4x4 dressings-Sterile Water/Saline-Tape,band aids,triple antibiotic-eye drops-cold-tabs-sore throat spray-small cups-scissors-cold packs-hot packs-pen-note-pad-id-tags. If you had qualified people(ex) EMT's.

Then AED's-Oxygen-Meds.-Blood Pressure Cuff-Stethoscope. Good Luck!

I would add (in no particular order) broad spectrum antibiotics, insulin, morphine, epinephrine, xylocaine injectable, defibrillator, respirator, aspirin, towels, bandages, tape gauze, syringes, oxygen, suture supplies, emergency tracheotomy tray, IV supplies with Normal Saline and D5W.

beds, room dividers small table iv pole band aids ace bandage meds wheelchair blood perisher machine box for old needles and throw-up kidney bowls hope some of this helped sounds like fun

Scissors, tape, bandages, neosporin ointment, soap, alcohol , liquid bandaid, gloves, eye protectors, portable respirator. Mouth piece for giving mouth to mouth without direct contact, ammonia. Ok, I can go on and on... safety pins, old sheets, plastic bags for ICE... aspirin, tylenol, antacids.

If something really bad happened, a small clinic/hospital won't do. Build a small chappel, intead.

a defibulator, tourniquets, thermomitors, stethescope, cotton,

gauze, syringes, alcohol, sheets, pillowcases, scissors, tongue depressors, pain relievers, soap, examination table,

tape, iv supplies, urinals, bed pans and many other things

ammonia inhalants, alcohol pads, bandages, ice pack, 4x4's, ace bandages, Tylenol, ipecac syrup.

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