Here are some of the items that we have taken to India in the past. The doctors and patients have been very appreciative. If you have access to either individual, small or large quantities of any of these supplies, please consider donating them.
The list is not limited to these items below. If you want to suggest other stuff, or there is a particular hospital that needs something special, please write to info@aaemi.org and we will add it to the list.
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Foley catheters (all sizes)
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Foley catheter kits ( bags and connectors)
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Needle holders, hemostats, tweezers, forceps and other metal surgical instruments
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Bone marrow biopsy needles
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Intraosseus needles
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IV tubing and connectors
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Central line kits
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Chest tubes and/or chest tube trays
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Scalpels
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Tracheostomy set-ups
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Bag-valve-mask assemblies
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Alchohol skin prep (boxes of single use wipes)
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Betadine skin prep (boxes of single use wipes)
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Naso-gastric tubes
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Disposable syringes and needles
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IV catheters
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Pulse-oximeter sensors (adult and pediatric sizes)
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EKG stickers for attachment of leads (all types)
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Nasal Suction bulbs for babies
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Baby feeding bottle nipples
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Tegaderm (all sizes)
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Fluoresein Strips for Eye examinations
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Mannequins (airway, vascular access, CPR etc.)
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Air-splints (for ankles), Knee immobilizers, Slings
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Textbooks
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Instructional CD’s
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Lecture CD’s
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Advanced Life Support Course Manuals (BLS, BTLS, ACLS, PALS, ATLS etc.)
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Pocket Pharmacopeias