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Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Mar 26;50(11):1922–1927. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.03.047

Table 1. Availability ratings of pediatric resuscitation items and services at hospitals in Ghana.

	Median item availability rating (range)
	District-level		Regional		Tertiary
Number assessed	29		8		3

Airway

Basic equipment^*	2	(0-2)	1	(0-2)	1.5	(1-2)
Advanced equipment^*	2	(0-2)	0.5	(0-2)	3
Nasogastric tube^*	3	(0-3)	3	(0-3)	3	(2-3)
Cervical collar^*	0	(0-3)	0	(0-1)	1	(0-1)

Breathing

Oxygen supply	3	(1-3)	3	(2-3)	3	(2-3)
Chest tubes and water seal^*	0	(0-2)	0	(0-2)	3
Pulse oximetry	3	(0-3)	2	(2-3)	3
Mechanical ventilator	2	(0-2)	1	(0-3)	3	(1-3)

Circulation

Blood pressure cuff^*	1	(0-3)	2.5	(0-3)	1	(0-3)
Peripheral IV catheter^*	3	(1-3)	3	(2-3)	3
Blood transfusion ability	2	(1-3)	2	(1-3)	2	(2-3)
Electronic cardiac monitoring	0	(0-2)	1	(0-2)	2	(1-2)
Urinary catheter^*	2	(0-3)	2.5	(0-3)	2	(1-3)

Laboratory

Hemoglobin	3	(1-3)	3	(2-3)	3
Electrolytes	0	(0-3)	1	(0-2)	2	(0-2)
Small-volume sampling^*	0	(0-3)	0	(0-1)	0	(0-3)

Imaging

X-rays	2	(0-3)	2	(0-3)	2	(2-3)
Portable X-rays	0	(0-3)	0	(0-1)	1	(0-3)
FAST scan	0	(0-3)	0	(0-2)	3	(0-3)

IV – intravenous; FAST - focused assessment with sonography for trauma

pediatric sizes