These are the current needs of the Medics at Occupy Wall St. We will keep this list updated as donations come in and purchases are made, and as new needs arise. Please send us an email to owsmedics@gmail.com with any questions, or follow us on twitter @ows_medical Please send any supplies to OWS Medics 6775 152 st, apt 1L flushing, ny 11367 You can also donate and help us with trainings here at www.wepay.com/donations/177493. Personal Protection Equipment - Cheap leather work gloves (10 pairs) Large fanny packs for medics Lightweight high energy food (like energy bars or gorp) for medics - Sterile tongue depressers (Box) Herbal (Organic, sustainably harvested and local) Instant hand warmers Bicycle-style squirt-top bottles, no leak when inverted, decompress Cough drops Contact lens cases for medics own contact lenses (take them out before the QUALIFIED MEDICS ONLY |
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Can we include CPR masks? |
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I would advise St. John’s Wort oil instead of Comfrey oil, if it’s intended for topical use. Comfrey can close a wound so quickly as to prevent proper clearing of potentially infective material. Topical SJW also heals wounds, and is a great anti-infective, while dealing better than comfrey with deep-tissue trauma, especially in nerve tissue (as with handcuff injuries or others). Comfrey also has some (debatable) toxicity issues. We’ve got a quart, contact the herb nerds for a bottle. We’ve also got arnica oil. |
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polypropylene upper and lower rain gear for stormy weather to come, please! |
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Scratch CPR masks; they are an added expense and take up a lot of room in the bag. Captain found this cool DIY barrier from light-weight materials that we carry with us every day: gloves! Take a glove and cut a slit into the middle finger of the glove (this creates a one-way valve); insert the finger of the glove into the mouth of the patient; the rim of the glove creates a sterile barrier between yours and the patient’s mouths. |
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A clean barrier, not a sterile barrier |
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