Veterinary Disaster Medicine

Veterinary Disaster Medicine: Working Animals is a comprehensive guide to providing first aid to service dogs and horses. Covering both common and uncommon injuries ranging from exercise-related myopathy to bomb blasts, chemical injury, and biological agents, the book provides information necessary for triage, diagnosing, and treating service animals in the aftermath of a disaster. Presented in an easy-to-use outline format, Veterinary Disaster Medicine offers guidance for the veterinary medical responder prior to and following a disaster. With chapters including first aid, triage, weapons of mass destruction, radiation injury, pathogens, and euthanasia, the book presents essential information for many potential disaster scenarios. Veterinary Disaster Medicine appeals to veterinarians, veterinary technicians, veterinary students, search and rescue personnel, and emergency response teams.

Contributors ix Introduction xi Wayne E. Wingfield, MS, DVM; Sherrie L. Nash, MS, DVM; Sally B. Palmer, DVM; and Jerry J. Upp, DVM, EMT 1. First Aid for Working Dogs 3 Wayne E. Wingfield, MS, DVM 2. First Aid for Working Horses 35 Sally B. Palmer, DVM 3. Veterinary Triage 79 Wayne E. Wingfield, MS, DVM and Sally B. Palmer, DVM 4. Bomb Blasts and Explosives 91 Wayne E. Wingfield, MS, DVM 5. Working Animal Preparation for Weapons of Mass Destruction Threats 103 Wayne E. Wingfield, MS, DVM 6. Chemical Injury to Working Animals 113 Wayne E. Wingfield, MS, DVM 7. Radiological Events 137 Jerry J. Upp, DVM, EMT 8. Biological Agents as Weapons of Mass Destruction 149 Sherrie L. Nash, MS, DVM 9. Selected Animal Pathogens 193 Sherrie L. Nash, MS, DVM 10. Veterinary Euthanasia 269 Wayne E. Wingfield, MS, DVM Emergency Response Contacts Directory 287 Wayne E. Wingfield, MS, DVM Index 293