Horse First Aid This presentation has been produced

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Horse First Aid Overview • • • Restraining Horses Assisting the Veterinarian Nursing the Sick Horse The First Aid Kit Bandaging Anti-Inflammatories Injections Intra-Muscular Injections Life Threatening Ailments The ‘Cast’ Horse Infections and Diseases

Restraining Horses Anti-Rearing/ Chifney Bit

Restraining Horses (cont. ) Holding a Leg Grasping a fold of skin

Restraining Horses (cont. ) Twitch

Restraining Horses (cont. ) Holding the Tongue Holding the Ear/Ear Twitch

Restraining Horse (cont. ) Chain over the Nose

Restraining Horses (cont. ) Gum/Lip Chain War Bridle

Restraining Horses (cont. ) Side Line/ Leg Rope Hobbles

Restraining Horses (cont. ) Restraining Foals Small Yards

Assisting the Veterinarian

Nursing the Sick Horse

First Aid Kit Antiseptics

First Aid Kit (cont. ) Elastoplast Bandages Vet Wrap

First Aid Kit (cont. ) Poultice Lotagen

First Aid Kit (cont. ) Sterile Gauze Ice Pack Leg strap

First Aid Kit (cont. ) Cotton Wool and Gamgee

First Aid Kit (cont. ) Tetanus Anti-toxin Scissors Stethoscope

First Aid Kit (cont. ) Mercury thermometer Vaseline Digital thermometer

Bandaging Hock bandage Stable bandage

Bandaging (cont. ) Knee bandage Hoof bandage

Hoof Bandaging Video

Bandaging (cont. ) Robert Jones or Immobilisation bandage

Anti-Inflammatories Paste Form Liquid/Intra. Venous form

Injections Intra-Venous (catheter shown) Sub-Cutaneous

Intra-Muscular Injections Sites for administering intra-muscular injections

Intra-Muscular Injections (cont. ) Remove air bubbles Measure the dose

Intra-Muscular Injections (cont. ) Cleanse the injection site Insert the needle head

Intra-Muscular Injections (cont. ) Attach the syringe, check for blood, administer the dose Remove the needle

Life Threatening Ailments Colic Bleeding

Life Threatening Ailments Mal-presentation of Foals Normal Presentation Mal-presentation

Life Threatening Ailments Broken Bones

The ‘Cast’ Horse

Infections and Diseases

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