Aid in the management of clinical emergencies in medical and dental practices and other circumstances

Claim 2

An emergency kit comprising means for administering emergency clinical treatment to animals or persons, said means comprising a plurality of articles, said articles comprising drugs and medical instruments, a holder for said articles, a plurality of masks, said holder being adapted to hold each particular article in one particular position in combination with said plurality of different masks, the masks being located in said kit in a manner adapted to permit selection of any one mask from the plurality of masks, the masks being adapted for any such selected mask to be placed one only at a time in one particular masking position to mask some but not all articles in the holder, each mask having openings which are adapted to expose some other articles in the holder, the exposed articles being clinically appropriate to one particular mode of clinical treatment of animals or persons, each mask being identifiable by suitable markings as being appropriate to the particular mode of clinical treatment for which the articles which that mask is adapted to expose in the masking position are appropriate, each particular mode of clinical treatment associated with each mask being appropriate to a definable clinical condition.

Claim 3

A kit as claimed in claim 1, in which the openings in each mask are arranged in a sequence from top edge to bottom edge in the use position of the mask, which sequence corresponds substantially with the sequential order in which the articles which are exposed by the openings will be used, in which the openings in the mask are combined with a text relating to the particular treatment, in which the text comprises one or more of the following: a description of the condition for which the mask is appropriate, a note of causes, an aid to diagnosis and step by step directions for carrying out the appropriate treatment, the directions being adapted to be read from top edge to bottom edge in the use position of the mask.

Claim 4

A kit as claimed in claim 1, which is adapted to be conveniently portable, in which the holder comprises a tray-like receptacle in the form of a solid slab having a substantially flush surface with recesses for the articles, including instruments and drugs and any other articles required, which holder is adapted to ensure that articles do not become misplaced by virtue of the recesses being dimensioned to hold the articles firmly in position when the articles are squeezed into the recesses, but with finger holes located adjacent and in communication with the recesses and the flush surface to facilitate removal of the article with finger and thumb.

Claim 5

A kit as claimed in claim 1, in which the mask is adapted so that it can only be placed in the correct orientation to mask the holder, and cannot easily be inadvertently placed the wrong way around, by virtue of the perimeter being specially shaped asymmetrically with corresponding asymmetric shape of the holder perimeter which is adapted to receive the mask.

Claim 6

A kit as claimed in claim 1, in which the holder has a flat upper surface, with the articles located within recesses in the holder so as to be substantially flush with the flat upper surface, the recesses having finger holes located adjacent and in communication with the recesses and the upper surface, in which the masks comprise flat stiff sheets, located stacked together in means adapted to hold the masks, alongside the holder, the means being adapted to permit removal of any one and all of the masks for purposes of selection of any one mask and placement thereof in a masking position.

Claim 7

A kit as claimed in claim 1, in which the openings in each mask are arranged in a sequence from top edge to bottom edge in the use position of the mask, which sequence corresponds substantially with the sequential order in which the articles which are exposed by the openings will be used, in which the openings in the mask are combined with a text relating to the particular treatment, in which the text comprises one or more of the following: a description of the condition for which the mask is appropriate, a note of causes, and aid to diagnosis and step by step directions for carrying out the appropriate treatment, which is adapted to be conveniently portable, in which the holder comprises a tray-like receptacle in the form of a solid slab having a substantially flush surface with recesses for the articles, including instruments and drugs and any other articles required, which holder is adapted to ensure that articles do not become misplaced by virtue of the recesses being dimensioned to hold the articles firmly in position when the articles are squeezed into the recesses, but with finger holes located adjacent and in communication with the recesses and the flush surface to facilitate removal of the article with finger and thumb, said mask being adapted so that it can only be placed in the correct orientation to mask the holder, and cannot easily be inadvertently placed the wrong way around, by virtue of the perimeter being specially shaped asymmetrically with corresponding asymmetric shape of the holder perimeter which is adapted to receive the mask, the masks including one mask appropriate for clinical treatment of each of two or more of the following clinical conditions in persons: medicinally induced asthma angina pectoris and/or myocardial infarction angio-neurotic oedema anaphylactic shock cardiac arrest hypoglycemic coma toxic reaction to local anaesthetic snake or scorpion bites, the articles in the holder being appropriate to the clinical treatments involved.

Claim 8

A kit as claimed in claim 6, in which eight masks are provided, appropriate to treatment of all eight clinical conditions listed in claim 6, and the articles in the holder comprise substantially the following: anti-snakebite serum and scorpion anti-venom Adrenalin Injection Bp Glyceral-Trinitrate Tablets Dextrose Injection Bp Butterfly Needles Salbutamol Hydrocortisone Sodium Succinate Promethazine Hydrochloride Injection Mepyramine Dextrose Injection Bp Methoxamine-Hydrochloride Theophylline Ethylene Diamine Diazepam Oral Tube for Mouth to Mouth Resuscitation Glyceral-Trinitrate Tablets Phial Water for Injections 2ml Hydrocortisone Sodium Succinate 4 × 50ml Vials of Sodium Bicarbonate 2 × 1 ml Vials Pentazocine 1 × 10ml Vial Calcium-Chloride Emergency Tracheal Catheter 1 × 1ml Vial of Atrophine Sulphate 1 × 10ml Vial of Water for Injections 1 × 1ml Vial of Adrenalin 1 × Sterile Injection Needle 1 × 1ml Vial Atrophine 1 × 150ml Bottle Normal Saline for Administration by Venoclysis 1 × 150ml Bottle Sodium Chloride and Dextrose

Claim 9

Injection for Administration by Venoclysis or their pharmacological equivalents.

Claim 10

Injection for Administration by Venoclysis or their pharmacological equivalents.

Claim 11

A kit as claimed in claim 1, said masks being freely removable from said kit.

Claim 12

A kit as claimed in claim 1, said masks being located in association with the holder in storage positions in which they do not mask the articles in the kit.