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Table 2 Availability of supplies at ECFs

From: Transport time to trauma facilities in Karachi: an exploratory study

Equipment

% of small ECFs having the item (n = 13)

Oral or nasal airway

100

Laryngoscope

92

Endotracheal tube

92

Bag-valve-mask

92

Oxygen supply (cylinder, concentrator, or other source)

100

Crystalloid

92

Colloids

92

Intravenous infusion set (lines and cannulas)

92

External pressure for bleeding

92

Basic immobilization (sling, splint)

100

Spine board

46

Immobilization: C-collar, backboard

46

Tetanus prophylaxis (toxoid, antiserum)

92

Oxygen

100

Morphine (or equivalent)

69

Normal saline solution (0.9% isotonic)

85

Urinary catheter with collection bag

92

Plain films

92

Gloves

92

Gowns

80

Sharps disposal

69