Anaesthetic Consumables List
Please find below a list of basic anaesthetic consumables suitable for use in tigers.
| ITEM | PRIORITY | COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|
| Anaesthetic record sheets | HIGH | Clip board is useful |
| Antiseptic hand wash or gel | HIGH | |
| Bandages: non-sterile | ||
| Bandages: self-adhesive | Made from material which sticks to itself, but not to tissue - eg: "Vetwrap" | |
| Bandages to secure endotracheal tubes | Strips of bicycle rubber inner tubes are suitable | |
| Blood collection tubes with EDTA anticoagulant | HIGH | For haematology. eg: "Vacutainers" |
| Blood collection tubes with no anticoaguant | HIGH | For preparation of serum. eg: "Vacutainers" |
| Bubble wrap insulation material | For cold conditions - keeping IV drips, drugs & equipment warmer. Large pieces can be used as a thermal blanket. | |
| Butterfly needles | HIGH | 18, 20 & 22 guage |
| Cable ties | Generally useful | |
| Clinical waste bags | HIGH | |
| Clipper spray | To lubricate clipper blades | |
| Disposable gloves | HIGH | Various sizes |
| Gaffer or Duck tape | Generally useful | |
| Eye lubricant - aqueous | HIGH | eg: "Viscotears" |
| Intravenous cannulas | HIGH | Various sizes |
| Intravenous drip giving sets | HIGH | For administration of intravenous fluids |
| Intravenous fluids | HIGH | eg: "Hartmann's" or Lactated Ringers |
| KY or other lubricant gel | HIGH | To lubricate endotracheal tubes |
| Marker pens and pencils | HIGH | For labeling samples and pre-filled emergency drug syringes |
| Needles - sterile | HIGH | Various sizes. Suggested 23g, 21g, 19g, 18g & 16g |
| Needles - sterile, extra long | HIGH | Extra long needles for intracardiac injections during attempts to reverse anaesthetic emergencies |
| Scalpel blades - disposable | HIGH | Many uses including removal of barbed dart needles |
| Silver nitrate pencils | ||
| Surgical spirit | HIGH | |
| Sutures - absorbable | HIGH | Various sizes. eg Ethicon "Vicryl" 2/0 |
| Swabs - non-sterile | HIGH | |
| Syringes - sterile | HIGH | 1ml, 2ml, 5ml, 10ml, 20ml, 50ml |
| Tissue glue | Various available, but conventional "Superglue" can be used | |
| Ziplock bags | HIGH | Double zip type preferably |