UOI Cares: Our Commitment to Ukraine and How You Can Help

With many ties to Ukraine, providers and staff at University Orthopedics have found different ways to help the war-torn country, not only by donating their time and money but also by gathering much-needed medical supplies.

UOI Orthopedic Trauma Surgeon Dr. Roman Hayda is working through groups like the Orthopedic Trauma Association, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and the American Ukranian Medical Foundation to collect ortho-specific items, especially external fixators and wound vacs.

“I continue to be moved by the tremendous interest in helping Ukraine both near and far,” said Dr. Hayda, who has a history of providing medical care in disaster areas. “For those who want to help, several non-government organizations and even the Ukrainian government itself are accepting donations. However, people should do their due diligence to determine if an organization is in line wit your intent.”

Detailed information on how relief organizations use donations can be found at: GiveWell, Charity Navigator, Charity Watch, and the Better Business Bureau. Most charities stress the best way to help is cash donations, rather than goods. If you want to donate items, you can contact charities directly. University Orthopedics is not a drop off location for items.

CHARITIES

TACTICAL/MEDICAL SUPPLIES

Backpacks 10 x 19 x 14 (approximately size)
Bandage Strips, 1”x3”
Big Cinch Abdominal Bandage
Burn Aid – water gel burn dressing 4×16
Burn Aid – water gel burn dressing 4×4
Butterfly Strips
Cervical Collar
CPR Mask
Cravat Bandage (CamoVat)
Dynarex Medicut Sterile Disposable Scalpels #10
EMT Shears
Eye Wash, 4oz.
IV Catheter 18 G
IV Catheter 20 G
IV Catheter 22 G
IV Starter Kits
Medical Adhesive tape rolls (2 – 3″ inches)
Multi Trauma Dressings, 12”x30”
Pain Relievers – Ibuprofen or Acetaminophen, or both
Pair of Tweezers
Safety Pins
Stainless Steel Hemostats
Sutures needle size 6
The emergency (Israeli Battle Dressing) Compression Bandages
Tongue Depressors
Triple Antibiotic Ointment (full size)

HOSPITAL NEEDS

Abdominal pad (sometimes “ab pad”), 5” x 9” (2x)
Acetaminophen / Tylenol
Adhesive bandages (Band-Aids) in several sizes
Adhesive tape
Aluminum splint, 36”
Ambu bags
Antibacterial ointment
Antibiotics: Zosyn and Unasyn iv, vancomycin iv,
Antiseptic wipes
Aspirin / Bayer
Butterfly bandages, 0.5″ x 2.75″ (16x)
Caffeine pills
Central venous catheter kit
Chest seals (1 pair)
Coban roll, standard 2” x 5 yards
Cravat / triangular bandage, 45” x 45” x 63”
Diphenhydramine / Benadryl
Doxycycline and/or Bactrim antibiotics
Dressing materials, include dry or impregnated gauze,
Elastic bandage
Elastic wrap / ACE bandage, standard 4” x 5 yards
Emergency blanket (2x)
Fluids: IVF (nss 09%, LR, d5nss)
Gauze pads, 4” x 4” (6x)
Gels, foams, hydrocolloids, alginates, hydrogels, and polysaccharide pastes, sutures
Gloves
Gloves (2 pairs)
Hydrocortisone cream (1%),
Ibuprofen / Advil
Irrigation syringe, 20cc with an 18 gauge tip
IV catheters
Laryngeal Tube
Loperamide / Imodium
Miconazole
Moleskin, 5” x 2” strip
Mouthpiece for giving CPR
Nasopharyngeal airway
Needle & thread stored in isopropyl alcohol (2x needle/thread, 1x small container)
Pepto-Bismol pills
Plastic cling wrap, 2” wide roll
Plastic films
Portable ventilators
Pressure dressing
Rolled gauze, standard 4.5” x 4 yards
Safety pins (3x, various sizes)
Saline eye drops
Silk medical tape roll, 1” wide
Tourniquet
Trauma shears
Tweezers
White petroleum jelly / Vaseline in small container
Z-fold gauze, standard 45” x 4 yards

CIVILIAN GOODS

Civilian drones
GPS
Satellite phones
Medical tactical backpacks
Walkie-talkies