Updated list of needed items

I'm looking forward to our fundraiser tonight! A friend that adopted a child from Haiti is making us some Haitian food and there will be other goodies, too. I will try to remember to take pictures and post them tomorrow.

I am so grateful for all the donations received so far!

Today I received an updated list of items needed at the clinic. Highlighted items are those of most need.

Fracture pans (Edie thinks these would be great for us because they would fit between a woman's legs and you can catch all the blood and after birth right in it)

Ear Specula for peds & adults (lots and lots to fit a 3.5v MacroView Diagnostic Otoscope)

Tongue depressors (can never have too many!)

Temporal thermometers - preferably the ones with the silver ionized antimicrobial tip

Epsom salts - we've lowered a few BP's with this alone - not super urgent but want in the next month or two

Sharps Containers - at least 3-4 - not super urgent but want in the next month or two

Acupuncture needles in various sizes but especially 1 cun, 1.5 cun & 3 cun

Auricular acupuncture needles (preferably ones with a guide tube)

Normal Saline IV's

IV Start Packs - not super urgent but want in the next month or two

More hygiene kits (usually include a toothbrush, toothpaste, wash cloth, bar of soap & sometimes shampoo/conditioner) in a plastic bag - not super urgent but want in the next month or two

Bars of soap - the more natural the better

Bottles of shampoo & conditioner - the more natural the better

Toothbrushes & toothpaste

Medium sized gloves - the most popular size & the size we have the least of - not super urgent but want in the next month or two

Soy based formulas for babies who need formula but are sensitive to dairy - not super urgent but want in the next month or two

Syringes - especially 1cc, 3cc, 5cc, & 10cc

Needles - especially 18 gauge, & something smaller like 22-23 or even a 25....also butterflies are awesome but expensive

Surgical scissors (could really use surgical kits but we're really low on scissors for some reason)

Scalpels & blades (sizes 10, 11 & 15)

Glucometers with lancets & strips (would be awesome to give out to patients if we could but I know how expensive the strips are) - not super urgent but want in the next month or two

Snacks :)

Other canned/boxed foods - the more American the better :)

Drink mixes

Supplements we'd like so far (again this isn't yet complete but it's a start)

5-HTP

Vitamin A Drops

Bio-Vegetarian (Priority One) - not super urgent but want in the next month or two

Artemisinin

B-Complex

B-6

B-12

Vitamin C (we like the 500mg chewable ones from Costco or something with lots of C per cap that tastes good for the kiddos)

Calcium/Magnesium supplements

Charcoal Caps

Chromium

CoQ10

Vitamin D3

DHEA

Vitamin E

Fiber Flow (Wise Woman Herbals)

Folirinse/Folate

GABA

Glutathione

Glycine

Thyroid Support (Pure Encapsulations)

Iron

Magnesium supplements

Trace Minerals (liquid)

Pregnenolone

Selenium

Tyrosine

Zinc - not super urgent but want in the next month or two

Digestive Enzymes (Papain & bromelain)

Urinary Defense Formula (Priority 1)

Cranberry

D-Mannose

Adult Multi Vitamins

Prenatals (I know Jennifer sent another email about this and we'll take all the adult multis people can cram in their suitcases - we can never have too many since we would love to be able to give pregnant mamas enough multis to have them every day and not just one or two weeks a month)

Juglans Nigra - tincture or caps are fine

Clove - tincture preferred

Blood pressure meds - Methyldopa & Libidolol are best for pregnancy & could also use some HCTZ & Nifedipine for hypertensive crises

Vitamin K (Christine McGraw is bringing some but we can always use more)

Garlic capsules or gel caps (lots, we use this all the time)

Augmentin

Not so urgent but we need more clipboards, pens, a 3-hole punch & page protectors like the ones that Des sent for charts (like a few hundred since we have so many patients)