(supposing bare-based scenario serving about three hundred personnel for four weeks)
[This represents a typical list from a group of 8 experienced ACC flight surgeons who have deployed OCONUS 5-6 time over 8 years. The below list is a summary of the after-action reports and recommendations, and quantities are extrapolated to provide bare-base support for 300 personnel, including some flyers, for approximately 30 days.]
HEENT
Tylenol 325mg # 500
Ibuprofen - 800mg # 500
Cortisporin otic suspension - 15 oz # 10
Afrin nasal spray - 1 5cc # 20
Opthaine Ophthalmic drops - Sec # 2
Fluorescence Ophthalmic strips - one box
Tobrex ophthalmic ointment - 5gm tubes # 10
Erythrocin ophthalmic ointment - 5gm tubes #10
Tobrex ophthalmic drops - 5cc # 10
Eye patches - one box
Woods lamp
Ophthalmoscope
Otoscope
Stethoscope - #2
Cetocaine otic drops - 15cc # 2
Silver nitrate sticks - one package (will need special handling)
Neosporin ointment - individual packets if available - one box
Silvadine ointment – 60gm # 12
Hydrocortisone cream 1% - 15gm tubes # 12
Lotrimin AF cream - 15gm tubes # 24
KweII shampoo - 4oz # 6
Kwell lotion - 4oz # 6
Actifed - 60mg # 200
Sudafed - 60mg # 200
Benadryl - 25mg # 200
Cepacol lozenges - two boxes
Mucofen 800DM - # 400
Profen II - # 200
Ceftin - 250mg - # 200
EES - 400mg - #400
Amoxicillin - 500mg # 400
Macrobid - 100mg #100
Flagyl - 500mg #200
Cipro 500mg - #200
Doxycycline - l00mg # 200
Chap stick - one box
Chest/Cardiovascular:
Proventil inhaler - #10 canisters
Medrol dose packs -6 day packs # 10
Nifedipine – l0mg # 30
Propranolol - 20mg # 30
ASA – 325mg #100
Nitroglycerin - 0.4mg #30
Morphine and Valium may be players if location constitutes no other supplies in country
Gastrointestinal:
Mylanta tabs - one box Phazyme tabs - one box
Axid- 150mg # 100
Imodium AD - # 200
Bentyl - 20mg #100
Phenergan – 25mg # 100
Anusol HC cream 15gm # 10
Genitourinary:
Acyclovir - 400mg # 100
Pyridium - 200mg # 50
Musculoskeletal:
Flexeril – l0mg # 200
Wrist splints - left and right hand, two each
Ankle splints - # 6
Slings - # 10
Ace wraps; 2in # 5, 4in # 5. 6in # 5
Plaster cast material.- 4in wide strips - one box, 6in wide strips - one box
Adjustable crutches –5’4" to 6'2", # 4
Finger splints - # 20
Wound care:
Bandage Scissors - # 2
Utility Shears - # 2 (the kind that’ll cut a penny)
Disposable suture sets - # 15
Suture material.2-0 silk. 4-0 ethilon. 5-0 ethilon. 4-0 vicry1
Xylocaine 2% vials # 3, 2% with epi # 1
Needles - l8ga., 23ga., and 27ga., #100 each
Syringes -5cc and l2cc
Sterile 4x4 gauze - two boxes
Roll gauze - 4in one box
Betadine sticks - one box
Normal saline for irrigation - one liter btls # 6
IV tubing connections - (not microdrip) # 30
IV saline - one liter # 20
IV LR - one liter # 20
Intracaths; 18ga one box. 20ga, one box. several 16 ga.
Non sterile 4x4 gauze - two boxes
Tape - dermapore l-in # one box
lodoform gauze - one bottle
Moleskin - one box
Benzoin - one can
Hydrogen peroxide - # 6 btls
Bandaids - 1 in large box and 2in large box
Foot powder, antifungal - # 12
Surgical blades; #11 blade and #15 blade. one box each
Disposable fenestrated sterile fields - one box
Nonsterile chucks - one box
General purpose surgical masks - one box
Disposable gloves, medium - two boxes
Surgical gloves. sterile - one box. size eight
Disposable gowns - one box
Emergency care:
Banyan kit with oxygen and ambu
Epinephrine 1:1000 for SQ use - one multidose vial
Benadryl 50mg/cc - one multidose vial
Cardiac meds on the Banyan kit
Disposable chest tube tray - # 2 (may need chest darts if still made)
Foley catheter - # 6 of different sizes two each with bags
Xylocaine jelly - one tube
Life pack with monitor and battery packs
Laryngoscope with two size Mac blades and batteries (if not in Banvon kit)
Endotracheal tubes - two each of # 7 and # 8
Admin supplies:
Pens
Form 600’s
Form 1042's
Logbook
Flight Surgeons handbook
Merck manual
Flight medicine reference
Emergency medicine references:
Emergency Medicine, by Cline and Tintinalli
Emergency Procedures, by Robbins
Emergency Orthopedics, by Simon
Travel and Tropical Medicine Manual, by Jong
Manual of Outpatient Gynecology, by Havens
Manual of Psychiatric Therapeutics, by Shader
Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy, by Sanford
Wills Eye Manual, by Rhee
Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, by Fitzpatrick
NBC reference manual