Contents of Civil Defense Services
Civil defense services – mobilize the staff and equipment of the Red Cross. Recruit and assign nurses to manage disaster. Provide services, assistance to affected community in the area of health, sanitation, maintaining law and order, fire – fighting, clearing debris, various diseases etc. an emergency planning section at both central and state government level is established; this is also established at the local ministries/ departments like meteorology, environment, health, food supply, transport, housing , finance, etc.
Contents of civil defense trunks for use at the site of a disaster are as shown in the following table.
Contents of Civil Defense Trunk
Item Quantity
Airway 2
Abdominal pads 6
Ace bandage, 2 in 3
Ace bandage, 4 in, 3
Adhesive, assorted sizes 1
Aminophylline, Gr 7 V^ 3
Amyl nitrite 6
Applicators (100) 1
Aromatic spirits of ammonia, 4 oz 1
Aspirin (1000) 1
Band aid 100
Bandage, 2 in 12
Bandages, triangular 6
Batteries 2
Blood pressure cuff, hook type 1
Catheters, urethral, size 12, 16, 18, and 20 4 each
Chest set, 50 ml syringe, three –way stop cock, size 14 needle 1 each
Cotton, sterile 1
Cup, drinking, 3 ^/g oz 100
Epinephrine, 10 ml 1
Ether 1
Flashlight 3
Gauze, petrolatum, 3 x 36 6 each
Gloves, surgeon, size 8’/^ sterile 1
Hemostats, straight and curved 1 each
Identification tags 100
Intubation tubes, large and small 12
Ibngue blades 1
Ibtracaine ophthalmic ointment, 1/8 oz 6
Merthiolate 6
Needle, 25 gauge 2
Pencil, lead 1
Pencil, skin 2
Petrolatum 1
Petroleum jelly dressing sterile, 3 x 3 6
Procaine, 1% 30 ml 1
Safety pins 1
Safety razor 1
Safety razor blades 10
Scalpel blades, size 20 10
Scalpel size 4 3
Scissors, bandage 3
Scissors, surgical 3
Sheet wadding, 4 in 3
Soap, surgical 2
Splints 2
Sponge, gauze, 2×2 100
Sponge, gauze, 4 x4 125
Sterile towels 3
Stethoscope 1
Straws
Suture set, (4 Kelly, 1plain forceps, I toothed forceps, 3
1 surgical scissors)
Suture, size 1 chromic catgut, size 3-0 silk, 1-0 1 each
Chromic catgut
Syringe, Luer- lok , 2 ml 2
Tracheal tubes, 1 ea. Size 2-4-6 3
Blood Expander Trunk
Item Quantity
Normal saline solution 12
Blood sets 2
Dextran 6
IV sets 2
Morphine sulfate gr ¼ Sc.
(Looked medicine closet, emergency unit)
Thomas leg splints 4
