Appendix F

Equipment and Drugs for Use in an Emergency Crash Kit

The following list of equipment and supplies may be altered depending on the veterinarian’s preference. Some supplies (e.g., laryngoscope, Ambu bag, sterile fluids) that are easily accessible within the clinical setting may be omitted from the kit.

IV Access and Injections

Needles: 18 to 25 gauge

Syringes: 1 to 60 mL

Over-the-needle catheters 24 to 18 gauge

IV catheter plugs

Bone marrow biopsy needle for IO access

Spinal needle

Surgical gloves sizes 61⁄2-8 (2 of each size)

Miscellaneous Supplies

Sterile water soluble lubricant

Sterile swabs (1 package)

Sterile 3×3 gauge sponges (2 packs of 20)

5 Tongue depressors (quantity 5)

Trocar catheter chest tube

18 Fr red rubber catheter (for chest tube)

12 Fr red rubber catheter

Umbilical tape

Penrose drain

Bandaging Materials

1” and 1⁄2” porous tape (1 of each)

2” elastic gauge (quantity 3)

2” cohesive bandage (quantity 3)

Airway Supplies

3 ×3 gauge sponges (quantity—at least 20)

Sponge forceps or Allis tissue forceps

Endotracheal tubes (ID 3-11 mm; whole sizes only)

Stylette for ET tubes

Laryngoscope with charged batteries

Laryngoscope blades (small, medium, and large)

2” length of IV tubing (to tie in ET tubes)

Cuffing syringe

Mouth gags (1 small and 1 large)

Tracheal cannula (made of macrodrip set)

Anesthetic masks (small, medium, and large)

Ambu bag

3.5, 5, 8, and 10 Fr polypropylene urinary catheters

Oxygen Source

E-tank with at least 500 psi

Pressure-reducing valve and flow control for oxygen tank

Emergency Drugs

Atropine

Lidocaine

Dexamethasone sodium phosphate

Sodium bicarbonate

Diphenhydramine

Dobutamine

Doxapram

Naloxone

Yohimbine

Epinephrine (usually stored in refrigerator)

Vasopressin

Defibrillator

Defibrillator paddles (internal and external)

Conducting gel (for external paddles)

Sterile saline (for internal paddles)

Surgery Supplies

Sterile pack containing:

#3 BP scalpel blade handle

Tissue thumb forceps

Curved mayo scissors

Hemostatic forceps (quantity 6)

Needle holders

#10 and #11 BP surgical blades (3 of each)

Army-navy retractors (quantity 2)

2-0 and 0 PDS suture (1 of each)

2-0 and 0 Nylon suture (1 of each)

Sterile towel (quantity 1)

Chlorhexidine scrub/sponges

Alcohol rinse/sponges

IV Fluid Therapy

Lactated Ringer’s solution (1000-mL bag)

0.9% saline (1000-mL bag)

Hypertonic saline (at least 100 mL)

Normal saline for irrigation (250-mL bottle)

Pressure infusion bag

Macrodrip IV administration set (quantity 2)

Monitoring Equipment

ECG monitor, power cord, and electrodes

Pulse oximeter, lingual probe, and charger

Note: A list of emergency drug doses should be posted or included in the kit.