Notes from the field ? Sept. 5, morning

Editor’s Note: The following is from veterinary emergency personnel assigned to duty in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

If veterinary personnel are deployed they should take their captive bolts; there is minimal euthanasia

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Editor’s Note: The following is from veterinary emergency personnel assigned to duty in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.


If veterinary personnel are deployed they should take their captive bolts; there is minimal euthanasia solution available for all the horrific injury and infectious cases that need to be put down.


Emergency veterinary volunteers should bring maps; we can’t get to MAPQUEST or DeLorme without the internet. We need maps of any type that are as detailed as possible. There is nothing available once you get here. Emergency personnel should your homework before you arrive. Where are the clinics and shelters in your assigned areas?


Personnel should bring gloves, emergency halters, and leads, and they should be prepared to take care of themselves (i.e., sunblock and personel effects). Laundry and showers are extremely limited. Restrooms are also limited

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Kimberly S. Brown is the editor of EquiManagement/EquiManagement.com and the group publisher of the Equine Health Network at Equine Network LLC.

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