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. 2017 Mar 3;12(3):e0173233. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173233

Table 5. Availability of equipment and consumables by district hospital.

Equipment and consumables H1 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
Oxygen delivery, Monitor, Defibrillator
Oxygen (Tank or concentrator)
Oxygen monitor
BVM for children
BVM for newborns
Nasal prongs
Oxygen mask with reservoir
CPAP device (bubble CPAP)
Cardiac monitor/defibrillator
Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)
Suction
Suction machine
Nasogastric tubes
Warming
Incubator
Asthma
Nebulizer
MDI and spacer
BP measurement, Infusion and Transfusion
Pediatric IV giving sets
Pediatric cannula
Blood transfusion sets
Intra-osseous needle
Age appropriate BP cuff
Phototherapy
Phototherapy machine
Weighing scale
Infants
Children

Available Rarely or never available

Not available in all departments—moved from one department to another when needed.

BVM, bag valve mask; MDI, metered dose inhaler; IV, intravenous; BP, blood pressure; CPAP, continuous positive airway pressure