The South Australian (SA) government is donating five pallets of medical supplies to Ukraine to support hospitals and health care workers in their efforts to provide emergency care for wounded civilians. Donated items—which are expected to leave Australia this week—include laryngeal masks, first aid equipment including wound dressings, and pulse oximeters, which are used to measure blood oxygen levels. This comes after Dr Liz Paslawsky from the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO)—the umbrella organisation that represents the Ukrainian community in Australia—contacted SA Health to ask for the supplies. Premier Peter Malinauskas said in a release on Saturday that as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there are thousands of civilian casualties across the country, with doctors and nurses scrambling to provide emergency care. “From our safe and peaceful part of the world, we look to Ukraine with horror at what is unfolding. Donating these items is one …