Contents of Civil defense services used in disaster-“Disaster”

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

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