APPENDIX D: PACKING AND PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS

#### Minimum Equipment and Medications

Minimum Equipment

- Rigid Eye shield
- Lateral canthotomy/cantholysis instrument set
- Bright light source
- Visual acuity estimate reference
- Teleconsultation capability

Minimum Medications

- Moxifloxacin 400 mg oral tablets or Levofloxacin 750 mg oral tablets
- Clindamycin 300 mg oral tablets
- Ketamine IV
- Odansetron oral dissolving tablets or IV
- Tetracaine eye drops or 2% lidocaine without epinephrine (unpreserved)
- Fluid for ocular irrigation
- Fluorescein ophthalmic stain

#### Better Equipment and Medications

Better Equipment

- Ice packs
- Direct ophthalmoscope
- Hypoallergenic tape

Better Medications

- IV ertapenem 1 gm
- Oxymetazoline HCL nasal spray
- Erythromycin ophthalmic ointment
- Cyclopentolate hydrochloride 1% eye drops
- Moxifloxacin 0.5% ophthalmic drops

#### Best Equipment and Medications

Best Equipment

- Collgen eye shields (NSN 6515-01-482-9391)
- Steristrips
- Polyethylene film (food grade)
- Oxygen source
- Urine test strips
- Portable ultrasound with linear probe

Best Medications

- Mannitol IV
- Acetazolamide 250mg oral tablets
- Corticosteroids IV
- Timolol 0.5% eye drops
- Prednisolone acetate 1% eye drops
- Preservative-free artificial tears
- Tobramycin/dexamethasone combination eye drops (tobradex)
- Acyclovir 400 mg oral tablets
- Vitamin C
- Tetanus vaccine
- Human rabies immune globulin and rabies vaccine