EMERGENCY - Large Animal Rescue

Question 1

Identify the following pieces of equipment that are commonly used in large animal rescue

Answer 1

Question 2

During large animal rescue scenarios, who is legally responsible for the health and safety of those in the inner cordon?

Answer 2

Incident commander

Question 3

What are the role of the vet in large animal rescue scenarios?

Answer 3

Safety (is someone competent handling the head etc.)
Triage (does the animal need stabilised before rescue)
Sedation
Owner liason (get a history)
Reassess once rescued and treat or refer
Euthanasia

Question 4

What factors should you consider when deciding how much sedation the animal will need?

Answer 4

How is the animal being extracted?
How long will it take for the animal to be extracted?
Which route of administration can you achieve?
What is the final place of safety?

Question 5

What is the yorkshire scale?

Answer 5

The Yorkshire scale is a scale used by rescue crew to describe how much sedation they think the rescue will require

Question 6

Which administration methods can you use for more prolonged sedation?

Answer 6

Top up boluses
Continuous rate infusion (CRI)