[ Browse by Service Category : Health Supportive Services : Sub-Topics of Medical Equipment/Supplies (9) ]
First Aid Kits
Programs that pay for or provide emergency medical kits which include band-aids, gauze, adhesive tape, scissors, tweezers, alcohol swabs, tongue blades, cold packs, CPR masks, sterile eye pads, sterile eye wash solution, syrup of ipecac, hand towels, blankets, disposable gloves and other items that equip people to provide emergency assistance in case of an accident in which someone is injured or otherwise disabled.
General Medical Equipment/Supplies Provision
Programs that maintain a comprehensive collection of medical equipment and supplies for use in the home and make it available to people who need it, generally on a rental purchase basis.
Incontinence Supplies
Programs that pay for or provide adult diapers and other garments, bedding protection, control devices and alarm systems to help people who have bowel or urination control problems deal with their situation.
Menstruation Supplies
Programs that pay for or provide tampons, sanitary pads, liners, wipes, first period kits and other products that are needed by individuals during monthly menstrual cycles.
Occasional Medical Equipment/Supplies
Programs that collect medical equipment and supplies (such as sickroom equipment, hospital beds, monitoring devices, resuscitation equipment, respiratory aids, incontinence supplies and first aid kits) as they become available and distribute whatever they have on hand to people who need them. Because acquisition of these materials is intermittent, it is difficult to specify exactly which items may be available at any given time.
Protective Equipment for Individuals With Medical Needs
Programs that pay for or provide equipment such as helmets, anti-suffocation pillows and safety placemats to prevent injuries in people with conditions such as epilepsy and autism.
Resuscitation Equipment
Programs that provide access to equipment such as air masks, disposable latex gloves and automated external defibrillators which can be used by people who have received CPR or AED training to save the lives of individuals (infants, children and/or adults) who are in respiratory or cardiac arrest. Some jurisdictions have laws which require that life-saving resuscitation equipment be accessible in public places in case of health emergencies.
The above terms and definitions are part of the Taxonomy of Human Services, used here by permission of INFO LINE of Los Angeles.
