Items needed in Nicaragua
Deseret News (Salt Lake City), Nov 12, 2004
Utahns are being asked to donate medical items and school supplies to help the residents of an impoverished area in Nicaragua.
Major Terry Messmer, a member of the Army Reserves, is heading the project, dubbed “New Horizons ’05.” He provided the following list of material most in demand.
The items can be donated at the Orange Julius in Logan’s Cache Valley Mall. Those wishing to make other arrangements can call Messmer at 435-881-2666.
— General medical supplies: gloves of all sizes, both sterile and non-sterile, latex and non-latex; tongue depressors; 2-by-2 and 4-by- 4 gauze pads; roller gauze; cotton ear swabs and cotton balls; reading glasses; medical tape, 1- and 2-inch rolls; elastic bandages, especially 2-, 3-, 4- and 6-inch varieties; alcohol-based hand sanitizers; unscented hand lotion; antibiotic ointment (but avoid those with polymyxin such as Neosporin, Polysporin and triple antibiotic ointment).
Also: nonpetroleum-based lubricant; felt-tip tweezers; safety pins; stick-on bandages; sanitary wipes, alcohol preferred over iodine; stethoscopes; blood pressure cuffs; otoscopes and opthalmoscopes; exam tables; any medical instruments, like forceps, hemostats, needle drivers, scalpels with spare blades, etc.; blood sugar monitors with test strips and Spanish-language instructions; emergency blankets; penlights or small flashlights; exam lights and thermometers.
— General medical supplies: gloves of all sizes, both sterile and non-Over-the-counter medications (those with bottles that have instructions in Spanish are most desirable): aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, diphenhydramine (like Benadryl), activated charcoal, antiseptic wash (such as alcohol or hydrogen peroxide), saline wash for eyes, loperamide (such as Imodium), bismuth subsalicylate (which includes Pepto-Bismol), multivitamins, selenium sulfide shampoo, epinephrine inhalers like Primatene Mist, hydrocortisone cream, antifungal cream, and cimetidine or ranitidine tablets.
— General medical supplies: gloves of all sizes, both sterile and non-Professional items like containers for sharp objects (badly needed), biohazard bags, hypodermic needles (gauges 20-24 are best), butterfly needles (gauges 24-25), angiocatheters (16-, 18-, 20- and 22-gauge), IV infusion sets, IV fluid (normal saline and lactated ringers), any prescription medication, any suture material, IV fluids, urine dip sticks, plastic syringes (1 cc, 5 cc, 10 cc and 20 or 60 cc), specimen cups, autoclave machines, EKG machines and automated external defibrillators (preferably one that “speaks” Spanish.)
— General medical supplies: gloves of all sizes, both sterile and non-School supplies: student desks and teacher desks, both with chairs; stand-alone chalkboards; file cabinets; chalk and chalk erasers; binders; notebooks; staplers with staples; file folders; paperclips; backpacks for students; paper, both lined and blank; pens, pencils and pencil erasers; Spanish language books; rulers; water colors with brushes; baseball mitts, catcher’s gloves, catcher’s face masks, baseballs, soccer balls, baseball gloves and baseball bats.
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