Description of Placement Procedures for Common Methods Used in Equine Emergency Rescue Using a Simplified Loops System
Entrapped, stranded and recumbent equids often require emergency rescue. The success of the rescue is often affected by secondary injuries from struggling of the horse to rise and from injury secondary to attempted rescue by pulling on the head or limbs of the equid. Therefore, having ready access t...
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| author | John Madigan Lais Costa Samantha Nieves Molly Horgan Kirsten Weberg Monica Aleman |
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| description | Entrapped, stranded and recumbent equids often require emergency rescue. The success of the rescue is often affected by secondary injuries from struggling of the horse to rise and from injury secondary to attempted rescue by pulling on the head or limbs of the equid. Therefore, having ready access to simplified rescue equipment which can be easily applied would be desirable. The devices currently available for these manipulations are not always readily available at the site of an incident. Here, we describe and illustrate the step-by-step use of a Loops System consisting of 183 cm round slings, which can be positioned on the recumbent horse utilizing commercially available and reasonably priced equipment. The Loops System is basically composed of four round slings placed in such a way that utilizes the skeletal system for support. The procedures are illustrated utilizing a recumbent life-size horse model or mannequin. We suggest that the Loops System kit may allow enhanced ability for responders to provide care to a recumbent horse. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-226c8bbf6aaf4a40a0040bfcc72259152022-12-21T17:24:58ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152019-08-019852910.3390/ani9080529ani9080529Description of Placement Procedures for Common Methods Used in Equine Emergency Rescue Using a Simplified Loops SystemJohn Madigan0Lais Costa1Samantha Nieves2Molly Horgan3Kirsten Weberg4Monica Aleman5Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USADepartment of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USADepartment of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USADepartment of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USADepartment of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USADepartment of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USAEntrapped, stranded and recumbent equids often require emergency rescue. The success of the rescue is often affected by secondary injuries from struggling of the horse to rise and from injury secondary to attempted rescue by pulling on the head or limbs of the equid. Therefore, having ready access to simplified rescue equipment which can be easily applied would be desirable. The devices currently available for these manipulations are not always readily available at the site of an incident. Here, we describe and illustrate the step-by-step use of a Loops System consisting of 183 cm round slings, which can be positioned on the recumbent horse utilizing commercially available and reasonably priced equipment. The Loops System is basically composed of four round slings placed in such a way that utilizes the skeletal system for support. The procedures are illustrated utilizing a recumbent life-size horse model or mannequin. We suggest that the Loops System kit may allow enhanced ability for responders to provide care to a recumbent horse.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/8/529technical rescuerecumbentequidswelfarestranded |
| spellingShingle | John Madigan Lais Costa Samantha Nieves Molly Horgan Kirsten Weberg Monica Aleman Description of Placement Procedures for Common Methods Used in Equine Emergency Rescue Using a Simplified Loops System Animals technical rescue recumbent equids welfare stranded |
| title | Description of Placement Procedures for Common Methods Used in Equine Emergency Rescue Using a Simplified Loops System |
| title_full | Description of Placement Procedures for Common Methods Used in Equine Emergency Rescue Using a Simplified Loops System |
| title_fullStr | Description of Placement Procedures for Common Methods Used in Equine Emergency Rescue Using a Simplified Loops System |
| title_full_unstemmed | Description of Placement Procedures for Common Methods Used in Equine Emergency Rescue Using a Simplified Loops System |
| title_short | Description of Placement Procedures for Common Methods Used in Equine Emergency Rescue Using a Simplified Loops System |
| title_sort | description of placement procedures for common methods used in equine emergency rescue using a simplified loops system |
| topic | technical rescue recumbent equids welfare stranded |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/8/529 |
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