Table 5 Functional status of available equipment in the health facility. A comparison of the number of functional equipment at the different levels of the health care system
Level of health facility | |||
|---|---|---|---|
(9) Referral Hospital a/b (%) | (27) District Hospital a/b (%) | (68) Health Centers a/b (%) | |
Equipment for managing the airway in the emergency unit | |||
McGill forceps (%) | 0 (NaN) | 7/7 (100.0) | 1/1 (100.0) |
Suction apparatus (%) | 6/7 (85.7) | 14/15 (93.3) | 16/20 (80.0) |
Laryngoscope (%) | 3/3 (100.0) | 8/9 (88.9) | 9/9 (100.0) |
Nasopharyngeal airway (%) | 1/1 (100.0) | 5/5 (100.0) | 2/2 (100.0) |
Oropharyngeal (adult) (%) | 4/5 (80.0) | 10/11 (90.9) | 10/11 (90.9) |
Endotracheal tube ETT (%) | 2/3 (66.7) | 8/8 (100.0) | 7/8 (87.5) |
Tracheostomy set (%) | 3/3 (100.0) | 5/5 (100.0) | 0/0 (NaN) |
Equipment for managing the airway in the emergency unit | |||
Oxygen cylinder (%) | 7/9 (77.8) | 15/16 (93.8) | 16/20 (80.0) |
Nasal prongs (%) | 8/8 (100.0) | 16/19 (84.2) | 15/19 (78.9) |
Chest tube and underwater seal drainage (%) | 2/2 (100.0) | 4/4 (100.0) | 0/0 (NaN) |
Mechanical ventilator (%) | 0 (NaN) | 3/3 (100.0) | 1/3 (33.3) |
Equipment and supplies for managing circulation in the emergency unit | |||
ECG machine (%) | 2/3 (66.7) | 9/9 (100.0) | 2/3 (66.7) |
Defibrillator (%) | 1/1 (100.0) | 4/4 (100.0) | 1/1 (100.0) |
Equipment and supplies for immobilisation and splinting | |||
Cervical collar (soft/hard collar) (%) | 2/2 (100.0) | 7/7 (100.0) | 5/5 (100.0) |
Spine board (%) | 1/1 (100.0) | 1/1 (100.0) | 1/1 (100.0) |