Recently, various circles of the United States have been paying great attention to the extremely devastating earthquake occurred in China's Sichuan Province. They have expressed their sympathy and encouragements to the Chinese government and people through different channels. They also want to provide assistance and items the affected areas desiderate. The Chinese government and people appreciate and welcome their support. According to relevant Chinese authorities, the following materials are urgently needed for the rescue and relief work.

Ⅰ.Daily Necessities

1. Tent (most urgently needed)

2. Blanket

3. Sleeping bag

4. Construction materials for makeshift house

5. Compressed food

Ⅱ.Medical Items

1. Medicine

(1)Albumin (10g)

(2)Tramadol Hydrochloride Injection (2ml)

2. Medical Devices

(1)Ventilator (brands: Tyco, Drager, Newport, Siemens)

(2)Rechargeable Bedside X-ray Machine (brands: Shimadzu, Siemens, GE)

(3)ECG, Multi-functional Monitor (brands: Philips, GE, Siemens, Drager)

(4)Stretcher

(5)Wheelchair

Ⅲ.Search and Rescue Equipment

1. Life Detection and position Instrument

(1)Hertzian Waves Life Detector / Electromagnetic Life Detector

(2)Deslar Compact Life Detector System, Acoustic & Vibration / Life Detector with Acoustic & Vibrating Sensor

(3)Optical Life Detector / Life Detector with Optical Sensor

(4)Gas Detector

2. Rescue Tools

(1)Pneumatic Jack and Accessories

(2)Hydraulic Jack and Accessories

(3)Telescopic RAM Jack

(4) Petro Breaker

(5)Petro Circular Saw / Motor Toothless Saw / Diamond Circular Saw

(6) Diamond Saw and Saw Blade

(7) Heavy Hydraulic Cutter / Heavy Expanding Cutter

(8) Wedge Jack

(9) High Pressure Lifting Bag and Accessories (11t, 24t, 30t)

(10) Hydraulic Broken-hoe / Hydraulic Crushing Pickaxe

(11) Heavy Pounding Drill / Smashing Stamper

(12) Electric cutter

(13) Hydraulic machine

(14) Jack

3. Supporting Equipment

(1)Large Water Cleaner for Processing Drinking Water for Field Rescue Staff / Field Large-scale Water Purification Equipment

(2) Small-scale water purification equipment

(3) Small-scale power generation equipment

4. Communications Equipment

(1) INMARSAT MiniM

(2) INMARSAT M4

(3) Aces telephone

(4) Water-proof Interphone / Hand & Head Intercom (waterproof)

Donating affairs in the United States can be referred to 24 hours hotline of this embassy. The numbers are: 202-328-2500, 202-328-2574, 202-745-6557. The embassy will contact China's Ministry of Civil Affairs at the earliest time possible, which is in charge of the handling materials for the rescue and relief work,and will make sure that the materials be forwarded to the disaster areas as soon as possible