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First Aid for the Horse: From Dr. Suit

08/03/2013 by realleads

Emergencies you may encounter:

  • Colic
  • Lacerations
  • Acute lameness
  • Eye injuries
  • Allergic reactions
  • Choking
  • Heat Exhaustion > Heat Stroke

Emergency Kit for Trailer and Saddlebag:

  • Stethoscope
  • Duct tape
  • Diapers
  • Gauze pads
  • Brown roll cotton
  • Cotton wraps
  • Scissors
  • White tape
  • Thermometer
  • Shoe pullers
  • Saline solution
  • Pliers
  • Latex gloves
  • Antiseptic solution: Chlorhexidine or betadine (Chlorhexidine preferred)
  • Vet wrap
  • Elastikon- 4″
  • Flashlight (spare batteries)
  • Easy Boot
  • Hoof pick
  • PVC Splint (4″ width/at least 1/4 inch thick)
  • Garden hose (6–8 ” in length/35 ml or 60 ml syringe cases)

Medications:

  • Phenylbutazone (12 gm paste/1 gm tabs/100 mg powder) anti-inflammatory
  • Flunixine Meglumine (Banamine paste 32 gm) anti-inflammatory
  • Eye Ointment (no hydrocortisone)
  • Silvadene Cream (silver sulfadiazine 25 gm) antibacterial; can be used in eye
  • Cephalosporin Syringe – antibiotic, broad spectrum
  • Saline Solution –LRS/Norm-R (alternative = 2 tsp. salt mixed with 1 liter boiled water)

Know what is “NORMAL”

  • Temperature = 99.5 — 101.5 degrees F (33.3–38.3 degrees Celsius)
  • Heart Rate: = 28–40 beats per minute
  • Respirations = 12–20 breaths per minute
  • Capillary Refill Time = less than 2 seconds (time for blood to return to tissue)
  • Mucous membranes = pink, moist

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335 E Elkhorn Avenue
Estes Park, CO 80517

Join us the 2nd Thursday of every month at 6pm in the Wasson Meeting Room on the 2nd floor. Following the meeting, we will adjourn to El Mex-Kal Restaurant on South St. Vrain Avenue.

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President: Kim Lankford
Vice President: Brenda Hendrix
Treasurer: Steve Nickel

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Membership: Shari Kleist
Programs: Kim Lankford
Trail Rides: Shari Kleist
EVRPD Trails Advisory Committee: Lisa Plaut
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