Updated June 08, 2015.

Urgent care and emergency departments strive to be ready for almost anything. There are a wide variety of illness and injury conditions that could come through their doors.

• Absorbent Foam Dressings
• Adhesive Bandages
• Alcohol Wipes
• Ammonia Inhalants
• Applicators
• Benzalkonium Chloride Towelettes, antiseptic wipes for perineal and maternity care
• Blood Pressure Monitors
  • Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitors
  • Blood Pressure Kits
  • Disposable Blood Pressure Cuffs
  • Home Blood Pressure Monitors
  • Pediatric Blood Pressure Monitors
  • Professional Automatic Blood Pressure Monitors
  • Sphygmomanometer / Stethoscope Kits
  • Sphygmomanometers
  • Vital Signs Monitors

• Burn Dressings
• Carts, emergency carts, crash carts, pediatric carts, difficult airway carts
• Compression Wound Dressing Bandage
• Cotton Rolls And Cotton Balls
• Cotton Stockinettes, tubular bandages that provide skin protection from casts
• CPR Aids, such as CPR shields and CPR resuscitators
• Defibrillators
• Drape Sheets
• Elastic Bandages And Wraps
• Electrode Prep
• Emergency Blankets
• EMS Splints
• EMT Blood Pressure Kits
• EMT Tools
• Eye Wash / Wound Wash
• Face Masks
• Forceps, a variety of styles, for emergent minor procedures
  • Alligator Forceps
  • Bayonet Forceps
  • Cardiovascular Clamps
  • Dressing Forceps
  • Grasping Forceps
  • Hemostats
  • Iris Forceps
  • Jewelers Forceps
  • Magill Forceps
  • Mosquito Forceps
  • Splinter Forceps
  • Sponge Forceps
  • Tissue Forceps
  • Towel Clamps
• Gauze, all types; a wound care essential
• Gloves
  • Chemotherapy Gloves
  • Exam Glove Dispensers
  • Glove Box Holder
  • Glove Liners
  • Heavy Duty Exam Gloves
  • Latex Exam Gloves
  • Lightly Powdered Exam Gloves
  • Nitrile Exam Gloves
  • Powder Free Exam Gloves
  • Skin Cream
  • Spa Nitrile Gloves
  • Sterile Exam Gloves
  • Surgical Gloves
  • Vinyl Exam Gloves

• Hand Sanitizer
• Head and Neck Immobilizers
  • Cardboard
  • Corrugated plastic
  • Self-adhesive head and chin straps
  • Vinyl coated
  • Pediatric head blocks
  • Foam head mobilizers
• Hemostatic Gauze, stems bleeding, aids in clot formation
• Hot And Cold Packs, Disposable
• Hydrocolloid Dressing, provide a secure seal on the patient's skin, safe for bathing
• Irrigation Syringes, for wound cleaning and ear wax removal
• IV Armboards, reusable and disposable versions
• Lubricating Gel
• Manual Resuscitators, for initiation of resuscitation and life support during the possibility of cardiopulmonary arrest; stock both pediatric and adult size mask kits
• Medical Bags And Holsters
  • EMS personnel responder holsters
  • EMT Trauma Bags
  • Nurse carry totes
• Medical Patient Restraints, often used for emergency metal health patients, these provide safety for the patient and the caregiver staff
• Obstetrical Emergency Kit, to deliver a baby in an emergency setting
• Oral Airways: Stock pediatric sizes through adult sizes
• Patient Positioners: These sand-bags are used to position patients for x-rays or emergency medical transport
• Scissors
• Sharps Containers, various styles:
  • non-hazardous pharmaceutical waste
  • hazardous pharmaceutical waste
  • chemotherapy sharps
  • patient room sharps containers
  • phlebotomy Sharps containers
  • multi-use sharps containers
  • needle disposal clippers
• Shears
• Soft Stretchers
• Spine Boards and Straps
• Sting And Bite Swabs
• Stretcher Sheets And Pillows
  • reusable and disposable versions
  • antimicrobial versions
• Surface Cleaners, to prevent the spread of infection, such as germicidal wipes and sani-cloths
• Swabsticks, for accurate and delicate application
• Tape, including: athletic tape, cloth tape, paper adhesive, transparent, and tape remover
• Tissue Adhesive, an alternative to stitches, acts as a glue to seal minor skin lacerations
• Tourniquets, latex and latex-free
• Tracheostomy Kits
  • What a kit may contain:
    • Tracheostomy Tube Holder (hook and loop fasteners to secure positioning, and minimize movement of, the tube)
      • Provides secure positioning and minimizes the movement of the tube
      • Eliminates the need for twill tape or other types of holders
    • A Sterile Tracheostomy Kit may contain:
      • Soft brush/pipe cleaners
      • plastic tray with organizational compartments
      • cotton tipped applicators
      • Trachea cleaning brush
      • pre-cut gauze tracheostomy dressing
      • waterproof drape
      • twill tape
      • gauze sponges
      • pair powder-free vinyl exam gloves
• Triangular Bandages
• Wound Care Applicators
  • Options include:
    • Rayon-tipped applicators for their sterile and non-linting properties
    • Popule applicators for combination swabbing and solution application capabilities
    • Wound measuring sticks
    • OB / GYN and Proctoscopic applicators
    • Iodine self-saturating swabsticks
    • Flu specimen collection swabs
• Wound Closure:
  • Look for skin-friendly adhesive, strong, but porous to permit rapid healing.