Technical Manual - Large Animal Emergency Rescue
Technical Manual - Large Animal Emergency Rescue
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The recognition of the importance of safe large animal rescue is quickly growing. The prevailing attitude of large animal owners, whose animals are often pets or a large financial investment, is to demand the safe rescue and treatment of their large animals in emergency situations. Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue is a guide for equine, large animal, and mixed animal veterinarians, zoo and wildlife veterinarians, vet techs, and emergency responders on how to rescue and treat large animals in critical situations while maintaining the safety of both the animal and the rescuer. This book is a must have reference for any individual who deals with large animals in emergency situations.


TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Preface
Acknowledgments
Dedication
Introduction 
Chapter 1. Historical Overview and Development
Chapter 2. Purpose Of Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue.
Chapter 3. Incident Prevention and Evacuation Planning
Chapter 4. Understanding Large Animal Behavior in TLAER Incidents
Chapter 5. TLAER Scene Management 
Chapter 6. Understanding Large Animal Restraint in TLAER Incidents
Chapter 7. Water and Unstable Ground Rescues
Chapter 8. Loose Large Animals
Chapter 9. Trailer Incidents
Chapter 10. Barn and Wild Fires
Chapter 11. Ambulance And Recumbent Animal Transport 
Chapter 12. Communications in Veterinary Field Operations
Chapter 13. Euthanasia in the Field 
Chapter 14. Rope Rigging and Mechanical Advantage
Chapter 15. Manipulating the Object – Basic Rescue Techniques
Chapter 16. Manipulating the Object – Vertical Lift Techniques
Chapter 17. Large Animal Field Emergency Medicine
Chapter 18. Helicopter Operations
Chapter 19. Decontamination of Large Animals
Chapter 20. Special Veterinary Problems of Animals Requiring Technical Rescue
Chapter 21. Livestock Transport Emergency Response
Chapter 22. Learning From Actual Incident Scenarios
References / Bibliography.
Glossary.
Appendix.
Index.

HALLMARK FEATURES 
* Provides training to keep both the animal and the rescuer safe in rescue situations
* Instructs in techniques and standardized procedures for use in emergency situations
* Includes coverage of a wide variety of large animal species 

AUTHOR INFORMATION 
Rebecca Gimenez, Ph.D. (Animal Physiology), MAJ (USAR), is a Primary Instructor for Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue. She is a decorated Iraqi War Veteran, past Logistics Officer for VMAT-2, an invited lecturer on animal rescue topics around the world, and a freelance writer on equine subjects.

Tomas Gimenez, MVZ, Dr. Med. Vet., is a Professor emeritus for the Animal and Veterinary Science Department at Clemson University, National Veterinary Response Team (NVRT), National Disaster Medical System, and an instructor for Technial Large Animal Rescue.

Kimberly A. May, DVM, MS is a board certified large animal surgeon and the Assistant Director of Professional and Public Affairs at the American Veterinary Medical Association.

ISBN: 978-0-8138-1998-3
Hardcover
440 pages
September 2008, Wiley-Blackwell


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