MedShare accepts donations of medical equipment under the following conditions:
Equipment is fully operational without need of repairs
All necessary accessories, cables, etc. are included
Acceptable equipment includes but is not limited to the following list of common equipment below.
- Equipment List:
- Anesthesia machine
- Aspiration/Suction Pump
- Autoclave / Sterilizer
- Blood Chemistry analyzer
- C-Arm system – unit, monitor, table
- Cast Saw
- Centrifuge
- Coagulation analyzer
- Colposcopy Equipment
- Computer equipment
- CPAP/Humidifier
- Defibrillator
- Dermatome
- Diagnostic Ultrasound with probes
- ECG/EKG
- Electrosurgical Unit
- Endoscopy system – scope, insufflator, light source, etc.
- Exam Light
- Exam Table
- Feeding Pump
- Fetal Doppler
- Fetal Monitor
- Hospital Bed – med/surg, birthing
- Infant Incubator
- Infant Warmer
- Infusion Pump
- IV Pole
- Lab Equipment – incubator, shaker, washer, scale
- Lab Microscope
- Lab Refrigerator
- Laryngoscope
- Nebulizer
- Nerve stimulator
- Ophthalmic Equipment – slit lamp, surgical scope
- Otoscope/Ophthalmoscope
- Oxygen Concentrator
- Oxygen Cylinder and Regulator
- Patient Scale – adult and infant
- Patient Warmer
- Portable Glucose Monitor
- Pulse Oximeter
- Sequential Compression Device
- Sphygmomanometer – aneroid and digital Stethoscope
- Stretcher
- Surgical Headlamp
- Surgical Light Head – ceiling mounted and portable
- Surgical Microscope
- Surgical Table – surgical and delivery
- Thermometer
- Traction Unit
- Ventilator
- Vital Sign Monitor
- Wheelchair
- X-Ray equipment – portable, dental, mammography
- X-ray view box
- Surgical supplies involves all the instruments tools or devices that perform functions such as dissecting, holding, retracting, or suturing.
- WHAT DOES IT INCLUDE?? DISSECTING Different types of scissors, blades and scalpels. HOLDING All types of forceps. RETRACTING Bone or skin hookers, self-retaining and hand- held retractors SUTURING/ LIGATING Suture needles and clips, ligating instruments All those tools or instruments that performs different functions like…..
- SURGICAL SUPPLIES Surgical Dressings Primary wound dressing Secondary wound dressing Adsorbents Bandages Adhesive tapes Combined primary and secondary wound dressing Operating Room Supplies Haemostatic products Thrombin solution Disposable sterile packs Face masks Sutures and ligatures Absorbable sutures Non absorbable Surgical needles Eyed needles Eyeless needles
- Enhanci ng the prestige of hospital pharma cist Promotio n of Economy within the hospital Sterlity Provision of high quality + appropriait e product Quick Access
- “TYPES OF SURGICAL DRESSINGS”
- “Materials used for covering and protecting a wound.”
- ADEGREE OF EXUDATION PRESENCE OF INFECTION PRESENCE OF NECROTIC TISSUE
- SURGICAL DRESSING TYPES PRIMARY WOUND DRESSING PLAIN GAUZE FILM DRESSING IMPREGNATED GAUZE SECONDARY WOUND DRESSING ABSORBENTS SURGICAL COTTON ABSORBENT NON ABSORBENT BLEACHED UN- BLEACHED RAYON
- "Primary dressing directly contacts the wound and may prevent wound dryness.”
- Used as a primary dressing to reduce infected wounds • Its removal is painful often cause removal of new epithelium PLAIN GAUZE • Its adherence to wound is reduce due to subs such as petroleum, paraffin, vaselline • It prevent entrance of pathogen in wound IMPREGNATED GAUZE • Transparent film dressings provide a moist, healing environment • Protect the wound from mechanical trauma FILM DRESSING
- Plain gauze Impregnated gauze Film gauze
- Non absorbent unbleached cotton: It is raw cotton fibers, mechanically clean from dirt and carded into layers Non absorbent bleached cotton: It is prepared from raw cotton by bleaching process, wherein the natural oil n waxes are Absorbent cotton: It is prepared from raw cotton fiber by removal of impurities. It is pure and white cellulose fiber Rayon: It is known as regenerated cellulose It is softer than cotton
- "Medical Gauze, A Bleached White Cloth Or Fabric Used In Bandages, Dressings, And Surgical Sponges.”
- RAW COTTON COTTON FIBRES OPEN MESH CLOTH (Gray Colour)
- OPEN MESH CLOTH AFTER BLEACHING (White colour) FOLDED AND ROLLED PACKAGING
- Gauzes are classified according to the mesh number.
- FILMATED GAUZE MEDICATED SURGICAL GAUZES SELVAGE- EDGE GAUZE STRIPS DRESSING COMBINES X-RAY DETECTABLE GAUZE GAUZE SPONGES LAPAROTOMY SPONGES SANITARY NAPKINS EYE PADS COTTON- TIPPED APPLICATOR.
- Folded absorbent gauze for quick absorption. In between these folds, a film of cotton or Rayon is distributed.
- Also called antiseptic surgical gauze. Example: “IODOFORM GAUZE FOR PACKING AND DRAINAGE MATERIAL”
- Treated with barium sulphate Contain non-abrasive Vinyl plastic mono filament that can be detected by x-rays
- Absorb large quantities of fluids WarmthProtection
