Dr. Carina Vetye

The manual for the INTERAGENCY EMERGENCY HEALTH KIT 2024

Content

WHO, UN institutions and relief organisations have compiled a special medical kit, the Interagency Emergency Health Kit (IEHK), which covers the basic health care for the population in disaster and emergency relief.

The handbook lists the most common indications/ diagnosis and diseases with its matching medicines. The IEHK lists them in alphabetical order according to active substances with information on:

• dosage form and strength
• clear dosage information for infants, children and adults / seniors
• therapy duration
• method of administration and for ampoules / dry substances information on suitable solvents present at the IEHK
• treatment options for pregnant women / nursing mothers
• contraindications
• interactions
• adverse effects
• useful information for disaster situations
• measures in case of overdose
• storage instructions

clearly and concisely summarized on only one page.

For medical-pharmaceutical experts who go into emergency aid, this is a must-have. With this manual you can quickly find the medication available in the IEHK and get at a glance the essential information on medication for diseases that do not or only rarely occur in everyday life in western countries.

Price: 39,50 € plus shipping costs 5,00 €
Published on June 1, 2024
Spiral binding, 128 pages
ISBN 978-3-00-079734-7

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What IEHK drugs do you use to treat hookworms in pregnant women? Do you give zinc sulfate as a supplement to an infant with diarrhea? How do you treat malaria in lactating women? Or scabies in an underweight infant? How do you replace saline solution that is not included in IEHK?

The manual helps you to quickly find the appropriate medication contained in the IEHK and it tells you how to use it correctly also for critical patient groups (pregnant women, nursing mothers, infants, toddlers and seniors).