Stay safe during equine emergencies
Humane Veterinary Medical Alliance
HumaneVMA Webinar
This webinar will contain information useful to all veterinary professionals, even those who do not practice on horses. Since horses are often transported to different locations, accidents can happen anywhere. Practitioners will be introduced to easy ways to learn the Incident Command model for safe teamwork for daily use in the clinic, as well as response to field emergencies. Choosing the correct end points relevant to various dangerous scenarios, and the difficult decision-making processing for triage, treatment and euthanasia will be threaded throughout the presentation.
During this webinar attendees will learn:
- The importance of trained handlers. Where to stand, where not to stand and the significance of watching other people’s position.
- Examples of soft and hard extensions of the arm and simple large animal rescue specialty tools.
- Proven techniques for physical and chemical restraint.
- Manipulations for laterally recumbent animals, repositioning and recovery positions for large animals Procedures for de-escalation of stress in the animal patient while the veterinarian is responding to the location.
Presenter
- Rebecca Gimenez Husted, PhD, Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue, Inc.
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