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.

Introduction Richard Mansmann Mansmann, Richard

Ch. 1 Historical Overview and Development Rebecca Gimenez Gimenez, Rebecca 3

Ch. 2 Purpose of Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue Rebecca Gimenez Gimenez, Rebecca 15

Ch. 3 Incident Prevention and Evacuation Planning Rebecca Gimenez Gimenez, Rebecca 27

Ch. 4 Understanding Large Animal Behavior in TLAER Incidents Rebecca Gimenez Gimenez, Rebecca 49

Ch. 5 Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue Scene Management Rebecca Gimenez Gimenez, Rebecca 81

Ch. 6 Understanding Large Animal Restraint in Technical Large Animal Rescue Incidents Rebecca Gimenez Gimenez, Rebecca 99

Ch. 7 Water and Unstable Ground Rescues Rebecca Gimenez Gimenez, Rebecca 113

Ch. 8 Loose Large Animals Rebecca Gimenez Gimenez, Rebecca 137

Ch. 9 Trailer Incidents Tomas Gimenez Gimenez, Tomas Rebecca Gimenez Gimenez, Rebecca 149

Ch. 10 Barn and Wildfires Jeff Galloway Galloway, Jeff Rebecca Gimenez Gimenez, Rebecca 169

Ch. 11 Ambulance and Recumbent Animal Transport Rebecca Gimenez Gimenez, Rebecca 185

Ch. 12 Communications in Veterinary Field Operations Kathleen Becker Becker, Kathleen Tori Miller Miller, Tori 197

Ch. 13 Field Euthanasia Rebecca Gimenez Gimenez, Rebecca 209

Ch. 14 Rope Rigging and Mechanical Advantage Tomas Gimenez Gimenez, Tomas 223

Ch. 15 Manipulating the Animal Victim - Basic Rescue Techniques Rebecca Gimenez Gimenez, Rebecca 235

Ch. 16 Manipulating the Animal Victim - Vertical Lift Techniques Rebecca Gimenez Gimenez, Rebecca 247

Ch. 17 Large Animal Field Emergency Medicine Janice Baker Baker, Janice 263

Ch. 18 Helicopter Operations Rebecca Gimenez Gimenez, Rebecca 279

Ch. 19 Decontamination of Large Animals Lisa MurphyMurphy, Lisa Dawn Slessman Slessman, Dawn Bob Mauck Mauck, Bob 293

Ch. 20 Special Veterinary Problems of Animals Requiring Technical Rescue Janice Baker Baker, Janice 311

Ch. 21 Livestock Transport Emergency Response Jennifer Woods Woods, Jennifer 329

Ch. 22 Learning from Actual Incident Scenarios Tomas Gimenez Gimenez, Tomas Rebecca Gimenez Gimenez, Rebecca 345

Appendix 1 Some Common Communications Options 363

Appendix 2 Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue Equipment 365

Appendix 3 Large Animal Emergency Rescue Equipment Vendors 367

Appendix 4 Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue Training: Recommendations for Student Competency Goals for Operational Certification (24) Hours 369

Glossary 371

References 375

Index 381