Medical Needs: Sustaining the Lives of God's Children

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If you’d like to squeeze a few more things into your suitcase as you prepare for one of our Mission Trips, below are prioritized wish lists for urgently-needed medicine, medical supplies and equipment.

Medication (In Order of Priority)

• Tussin or equivalent cough/cold syrup, strips, or preferably chewables
• Children’s chewable vitamins
• Adult vitamins
• Naproxen sodium (brand name: Aleve)
• Children’s pain reliever (chewable is preferred, liquid also accepted)
• 1-day or 3-day yeast infection treatment
• Instant Break ice packs
• Adult multi-symptom cold: day-time and night-time
• Hemorrhoid cream
• Hydrocortisone cream
• Anti-fungal cream
• Acetaminophen 500 mg
• Ibuprofen 200 mg
• Antibacterial soap (must be antibacterial or deodorant soap)
• Anti-acids
• Triple antibiotic ointment

Medical Supplies (In Order of Priority)

• Lab-In-A-Suitcase (~$6,000; Click the link to read more about this traveling lab.)
• 2 defibrillators (Preferably each should have a heart monitor option and the ability to print the EKG strip. If not available together, separate EKG/ECG machines would also be desired.)
• Defibrillator pads (children and adult size)
• Portable ultrasound
• Epi-pens
• Lactated ringers IV solution
• Otoscope tips
• Sutures (4-0 and 6-0)
• Betadine scrub sponges
• Needles: (1 ¼ 23G; 5/8 25G)
• TB syringes
• Regular syringes (5 ml and 10ml)
• Sterile laceration kits
• Portable fetal monitor
• Portable pulse oximetry probe for finger
• Portable vital sign machine
• IV infusion pump
• Infant warmers
• Endoscopy equipment
• Mailing labels: (Size Avery 5510—non-weatherproof please!—we go through thousands)
• AA batteries for instruments
• Square 9V batteries for fetal heart tone doppler
• Johnny Jump-Up exerciser

Thanks for Your Support

We sincerely thank you for joining us in building God's kingdom. To make your financial contribution, please visit our Donate page. To donate medicine and medical materials, get in touch through our Contact page, or visit one of our Thrift Shoppe locations.