INDEX:
   Medicines
   Surgical Supplies
   Maternity
   Medical Supplies
    Uniforms
   

MEDICINES:

1. Tylenol (or other brands) baby, adult

2. Aspirin: adult, baby

3. Multi-vitamins: baby, children, (Ex. Centrum Jr. and Centrum Jr without iron) adult, and prenatal.

4. Pepto-Bismol (or other brands)

5. Cold medicines: antihistamines, decongestants or both together

6. Anti-acids with Calcium

7. Murine, Visine, Artificial Tears

8. BenGay type ointments

9. KY Jelly, Lubrifax, Ultrasound Gel

10. Anti-itch ointment

11. Antibiotics ointments

12. Laxatives, Ex. Metamucil

13. Anti-hemorrhoidal cream or suppositories

14. Pepcid, Tagamet, etc.

15. Glycerin suppositories: adult, children

16. Any sample medication which won't be expired in 6 months
    
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 SURGICAL SUPPLIES:

1. Cloth or disposable surgical gowns

2.  Blue towels, laboratory sponges

3. Plastic eye goggles

4.  Surgical masks and caps

5.  Sterilization square wraps made out of cotton or cotton/poly., colors preferred: white, lt. blue, lt. green or print; Sizes 12"xl2", 24"x24",36"x36", 48"x48", 48"x6O". Good used tablecloths and sheets can be used for this. They are to be double thickness, with the seams turned inside the two layers, then sew around the edges and sew an "X" corner to corner.
    

MATERNITY:

1. The BEH maternity is a center for difficult deliveries and care for premature babies, therefore, there is a need for the following items:

2. Premature infant booties, knit caps, pacifiers, and outfits.

3. Baby gavage tubes, sizes: 5,6,8

4. Flannel baby receiving blankets

5. Pear-shaped suction bulbs

For those of you that could sew or knit preemie outfits, here are the measurements for a 3 lb. premature baby:

1. head circumference = 11. 8”
2. chest circumference = 10. 2"
3. length = 16.5"; foot length = 2.75”.
   
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MEDICAL SUPPLIES:

1. Hydrogen Peroxide

2. Betadine liquid or ointment

3. Cotton balls

4. Plastic medicine cups with measures

5. Skin tapes

6. Good quality masking tape

7. Band-Aids: fabric (Tricot) ones stick best

8. Selsun Blue Shampoo

9. Droppers (used for nose drops)

10. Hot water bottles

11. Exam gloves, sterile gloves- sizes 6-1/2 to 8-1/2

12. Thermometers in Centigrade

13. BP machines

14. Enema bags with attachments

15. Adult and baby scales in Kg.

16. Hand soap: any size

17. Rolled sheet bandages

18. Gauze compresses-various sizes, sterile or nonsterile

19. Toothbrushes, dental floss, toothpaste

20. Hand towels

21. Ace bandages, splints, triangular bandages

22. Kerlix-type dressings and rolled bandages

23. Scissors: bandage, for cloth or paper

24. Playtex gloves: med., lg.

25. Men's heavy cotton work gloves: med., lg.

26. Rectangular hospital basins

27. Urinals

28. Stethoscopes

29. Q-tips

30. Small suture scissors

31. Empty pill bottles: * there has been a great response to this need, so please do not send empty pill bottles with out checking with Coleen first, other items are priority.
    
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UNIFORMS:

1. Men's white slacks (cotton or cotton/poly) sizes med, lg.

2. Women's white skirts: sizes: 10-18

3. Doctor type smocks or lab coats (short sleeves are best) for women or men: sizes sm to x-lg

4. Uniforms for nurses: can use scrub uniform pattern; use white cotton/polyester. Sizes: sm to x-lg

5. Student uniforms; made of lt. blue or blue/white gingham checked material. Can use scrub uniform pattern or simple short-sleeved lab coat type pattern. Be sure there are pockets. For dresses, women wear them mid-calf (average ht. 5'2"-5'8"): sizes 10-18. Smock-type loose fitting short-sleeved dresses are OK too.  For the 2000 school year, we need mainly men's scrub tops as 9 of the 15 new students are men.

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