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Rebecca GIMENEZ, Maj, PhD Primary Instructor Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue, Inc. 2472 Six and Twenty Road Pendleton, SC USA 29670
Tel:+1 864 367-4222 Fax +1 864-222-9513 (Call first)
Rebecca Gimenez is a lifelong student of equine physiology, earning her PhD in Animal Physiology from Clemson University in 1997.
She currently (with her husband, Dr. Tomas Gimenez) is a primary instructor in Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue (TLAER) courses in the US, and is a Major in the US Army Reserves as a Signal Officer who was deployed to Kuwait and Iraq in 2006-2007.
In her "spare time" she plays and rides with her horses, whom she teaches to perform as live demonstration animals for the TLAER training.
She has completed the first book on TLAER techniques and procedures which will be published in Fall, 2008 from Wiley / Blackwell.
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“Equine Rescue & Responses”
Rebecca GIMENEZ, MAJ, Ph.D. Primary Instructor Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue, Inc.
Technical aspects of large animal rescue must always emphasize the specialty skill sets that are required to work with large animals - understanding behavior, reactions, flight distance, and the high level of stress that animals perceive in rescue scenarios. These come first before looking at the tools and "toys" of rescue extrications and are the most commonly applied in actual field scenarios - using helicopters and having rope rescue knowledge is great - but if you can't CATCH the victim - you can't rescue it.
However - the equipment and procedures for emergency rescue scenarios have greatly improved over the last 2 decades and will be the subject of this paper. Many of the "modern" techniques are just adaptations of ancient herding and handling skills used on animals for generations - others are truly innovative technologies that emphasize the application of simple ideas and equipment that is commonly available (webbing and straps in manipulation of the animal for forward assist or backwards drag, air or water injected inflation for mud rescue, use of the A-Frame for vertical lifts). Still others allow improved efficiency on scene to provide safety for rescuers as well as the victim (Hampshire sideways slip method, Becker vertical lift sling, trailer cutting equipment, ice and water floatation equipment). And the spectacular (and dangerous) helicopter vertical lifts must be discussed as a last resort method when every other possible option has been exhausted.
Still other protocols are based on research into the ultimate proof of success in extrication - what can be done to safely medically stabilize the victim for a successful extrication that will not injure the animal nor the rescuers, and from which the animal will survive the stress of the rescue effort? Tying ropes around necks and limbs is discouraged while safer methods have been tested to demonstrate success using the chest, torso and abdomen as anchor points instead - easy manipulation of the animal's body using a variety of anchor points is important. Additionally, pro-active consideration of the animal's medical status should be the concern of any medical personnel on scene (human or veterinary) and coordination with veterinary consult should be made immediately and maintained throughout and following the rescue itself.
While no two large animal emergency rescue scenarios are the same, a basic understanding of the equipment that is commonly available and easy methods for manipulating the animal's body should be useful to animal transport and veterinary related personnel. PowerPoint Presentation |
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Both speaker bio's and contact information will be found below.
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“Key Issues When Transporting Lab Animals” (Presented by Eric Morgan) In 1989, when several shipments of primates were found to have active filovirus infection, many airlines banned the transport of primates. Additional threats of boycotts and violence from various animal rights groups have further reduced the airlines that will transport primates. These bans only serve to bring additional stress to the animals being shipped by requiring lengthier and more complex routings. The discussion focused on what is involved in the planning of a primate shipment from prior to consignment to carriers, to the arrival and handling at destination as well as reviewing the numbers of primates in trade.
Eric Morgan - PowerPoint Presentation |
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Eric MORGAN IMPEX Services International Limited PO Box 187 Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28 4JF UK
Tel: +44(0)8456 021 662 Borne in Liverpool UK. Eric Morgan spent his early working life as an animal technician within the University of Liverpool and various pharmaceutical companies. The animals he worked with ranged from rats, mice, rabbits and guinea pigs through to non-human primates, dogs, cats and farm stock. Eric left the research industry to pursue a career in sales and marketing promoting specialized animal nutrition to the research market. In 1996, with the onset of bio-engineering and genetic modification, Eric recognized the requirement for a streamlined transport service specifically aimed to cover research animals and formed Impex Services Int'l Ltd. |
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