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List of Medical & Other Supplies For
Guatemala Hurricane Stan Relief
Provided by the
doctors with Clinicas Maya, puebloapueblo.org, and various email and phone
contacts with doctors in Guatemala .
10/16/05
Medicine,
Medical Supplies,
Building Supplies,
School Supplies, Other
Note: Because of shipping costs and the
changing needs of the various clinics & communities money is the preferable
donation.
Good quality, carefully packed, thoughtfully
selected supplies & equipment in working condition can also help. The
list was made for use in Guatemala and some things don't make sense for us to
ship from US. I am working with the organizations to eliminate*
those items from list. They are still needed, but buying in Guatemala makes more
sense. In interim if you have questions contact Kate
Holloway at (kateholloway@hotmail.com.)
or myself, Lynn Persson at Lynn@terraexperience.com
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Shipping Logistics |
November Shipment: A container is will be shipped to
Clinicas Maya and other Lake Atitlan medical facilities in mid-November
from Portland Oregan. If you have things to include please contact
Kate Holloway at kateholloway@hotmail.com to let her know and receive more detailed
mailing instructions. Items must be received by November
10th to go in this shipment. Ship items to:
Clinica Maya
c/o Waterbirth International
P.O Box 1400
Wilsonville, OR 97070
Each box should be marked with a code indicating who the box is from
and, if more than one box is being shipped, an inventory box number (for
example we would put "Terra Experience box #1"). Put a
packing list of contents in each box and and email a copy of the packing
list(s) to Kate Holloway kateholloway@hotmail.com. To the degree possible, boxes should
be similar sized and items should be tightly packed to minimize wasted
space.
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January/February --- We will be heading to Guatemala and will
take as much as we can (within limits of airline travel). Please contact me, Lynn, at
lynn@terraexperience.com
if you have supplies. Note that our space is limited so don't send
anything without contacting me.
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Other -- If you know of other
options for getting supplies down to Lake Atitlan medical facilities- contact Kate
(kateholloway@hotmail.com.)
and/or I (lynn@terraexperience.com
) and let us know.
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Medicine:
Some
of these supplies are not applicable for the shipment as they are time and
temperature sensitive. If there are others heading down by plane, these should
take priority
- Morphine
- Fentanyl
- Ketamine
- Ketorolac
- Promethazine IV
- Hepatitis A vaccine
- Tetanus Vaccine
- IV antibiotics- (No Penicillin!!) Metronidazole,
aazithromycin, ceftriaxone, ciprofloxin…..
- HCTZ
- Oral Antibiotics- Azithromycin, cipro, Dioxicline, # 4
antibiotics
- IV and oral Fentoin
- Oral Prednisone
- Antimicrobial Solutions
- Lidocaine 1% and 2%, injectable
- Vitamins- multi caps, oral liquid, Injectable, infant,
child and adult- these are a huge priority. As many as we can get.
- Infant Formula
- Eye solutions and cleanser- antibacterial
- Nebulizers, Inhalers.
- Tylenol, Excedrin, …. Minor pain relief medicine.
- Anti depressants, anti-anxiety meds
- Anti-inflamitory
- Water purifying tablets and liquid
- Antifungal creams and powders
- IV supplies- needles, bags of fluid, tubing.
Medical Equipment:
- Stethoscopes
- sphygmonometers
- Otoscopes
- Opthalmoscopes
- Fetal Doppler’s w/ gel
- Curved Mayo Scissors,
- Surgical Drapes (non- disposable only, Lack of access
to dumping)
- Working Autoclaves
- Incubator- portable for transporting
- Baby scales
- Adult scales
- O2 tanks with the regulators, tubing, masks, and
bag/mask.
- Thermomometers- centograde
- Pregnancy tests
- Splints- all sizes
- BP cuffs
- bulb syringes
- cord clamps
- cord tying tape
- suture needles- all sizes, all types
- Blood drawing supplies, tubes, needles
- Hemostates: for clamping, suturing and surgeries
- Ultrasound machines- portable and with battery
- Collapsible stretchers
- Kits of supplies for mobile medical teams to visit
refugees- boxes (tackle or similar) for the kits, the tools above can fill
them.
- Ace bandages
- Casting materials
Building supplies:
- Plywood
- Rebar
- Lamina- in 12 ft lengths
- Shovels
- Hammers
- Cats paws
- Nails
- Screws
- Tape measures
- Ladders
- Gloves
- Protective glasses
- Boots
- Raincoats and pants
- Flashlights with batteries
- Floodlights
- Walkie Talkies
Toilets*- Electrical and plumbing supplies
School Supplies:
- Teaching books in Spanish- k-12
- Medical Books in Spanish
- Notebooks of paper
- Games in Spanish
- Computers
Desks*- Chalk boards
- Stickers and stamps (kid stuff)
- Pens and pencils- sharpeners
- Backpacks (Good backpacks are always a
treasured possession in Guatemala and I would think might really help a
child's spirits when other possessions and things in life are uncertain.)
Other:
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New born clothing
- Newborn hats
- Blankets
- Shoes- all sizes
- Rain coats
- Diapers
Also check out other kinds of needs & ways to help at:
http://www.terraexperience.com/Guatemala_Hurricane_Stan_Information_Help.htm
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