Researchers Create Equine Jugular Vein Injection Simulator

The simulator is designed to let veterinary students master injection skills before working with a live horse.
Share
Favorite
Close

No account yet? Register

ADVERTISEMENT

Veterinary school is going high-tech. First, we showed you the simulator designed to help veterinary students learn where to place the needle when administering joint injections. Now, German researchers have presented a jugular vein injection simulator designed to help promote equine welfare while helping veterinary students master injection skills before working with a live horse.

Using a life-size, lifelike model of a horse head and neck with “blood” running through one of its jugular veins, veterinary students can now practice jugular vein puncture repeatedly without causing pain to a living horse, said Uta Delling, DrMedVet., MS, Dipl. ACVS, ECVS, associate surgeon at the University of Leipzig’s Large Animal Clinic for Surgery.

“Until now, veterinary students have had to practice jugular vein injection on living horses starting with the very first try,” Delling said. It isn’t possible to practice injecting jugular veins on cadavers because the veins have no blood and are therefore deflated.

“The horses wiggle and jump; it hurts a little bit,” she said. “Some of the horses are very patient and will stand still through several trials. But after a while even the quietest ones won’t tolerate it anymore

Create a free account with TheHorse.com to view this content.

TheHorse.com is home to thousands of free articles about horse health care. In order to access some of our exclusive free content, you must be signed into TheHorse.com.

Start your free account today!

Already have an account?
and continue reading.

Share

Written by:

Passionate about horses and science from the time she was riding her first Shetland Pony in Texas, Christa Lesté-Lasserre writes about scientific research that contributes to a better understanding of all equids. After undergrad studies in science, journalism, and literature, she received a master’s degree in creative writing. Now based in France, she aims to present the most fascinating aspect of equine science: the story it creates. Follow Lesté-Lasserre on Twitter @christalestelas.

Related Articles

Stay on top of the most recent Horse Health news with

FREE weekly newsletters from TheHorse.com

Sponsored Content

Weekly Poll

sponsored by:

How much time do you usually spend grooming your horse?
439 votes · 439 answers

Readers’ Most Popular

Sign In

Don’t have an account? Register for a FREE account here.

Need to update your account?

You need to be logged in to fill out this form

Create a free account with TheHorse.com!