Table 4.
Presence of essential ETAT equipment and drugs
| Zomba (N = 31) | Mchinji (N = 16) | |
|---|---|---|
| Drugs and medications (% in stock, median number and range) | ||
| Dextrose 50% | 22 (71%; 25, 1–140) | 15 (94%; 254, 8–3091) |
| Adrenaline | 16 (52%; 91, 7–1000) | 13 (81%; 20, 9–90) |
| Atropine | 5 (16%; 52, 10–172) | 14 (88%; 33, 10–80) |
| Diazepam | 29 (90%; 68, 7–160) | 13 (81%; 64, 10–122) |
| Intravenous ceftriaxzone | 9 (29%; 21, 4–70) | 8 (50%; 91, 4–360) |
| Intravenous benzylpenicillin | 31 (100%; 111, 6–400) | 15 (94%; 152, 2–500) |
| Intravenous gentamicin | 31 (100%; 1400, 72–5500) | 16 (100%; 2647, 200–4929) |
| Intravenous artesunate | 29 (94%; 229, 12–852) | 16 (100%; 1174, 10–7303) |
| Functional equipment (n, %) | ||
| Oxygen | 9 (29%) | 5 (31%) |
| Pulse oximeter | 4 (13%) | 7 (44%) |
| Resuscitation bag and mask | 22 (71%) | 8 (50%) |
| Glucometer | 17 (55%) | 13 (81%) |
| Glucose test strips | 9 (29%) | 10 (63%) |
| Haemoglobin testing | 16 (52%) | 3 (19%) |
| Haemoglobin cuvettes | 7 (23%) | 3 (19%) |