Madigan John, Costa Lais, Nieves Samantha, Horgan Molly, Weberg Kirsten, Aleman Monica
Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
Animals (Basel). 2019 Aug 5;9(8):529. doi: 10.3390/ani9080529.
Entrapped, stranded and recumbent equids often require emergency rescue. The success of the rescue is often affected by secondary injuries from struggling of the horse to rise and from injury secondary to attempted rescue by pulling on the head or limbs of the equid. Therefore, having ready access to simplified rescue equipment which can be easily applied would be desirable. The devices currently available for these manipulations are not always readily available at the site of an incident. Here, we describe and illustrate the step-by-step use of a Loops System consisting of 183 cm round slings, which can be positioned on the recumbent horse utilizing commercially available and reasonably priced equipment. The Loops System is basically composed of four round slings placed in such a way that utilizes the skeletal system for support. The procedures are illustrated utilizing a recumbent life-size horse model or mannequin. We suggest that the Loops System kit may allow enhanced ability for responders to provide care to a recumbent horse.
被困、搁浅和卧倒的马科动物常常需要紧急救援。救援的成功与否常常受到马挣扎起身造成的二次伤害以及试图通过牵拉马的头部或四肢进行救援时造成的二次伤害的影响。因此，能够随时获得易于使用的简化救援设备是很有必要的。目前可用于这些操作的设备在事故现场并不总是 readily available（随时可得）。在此，我们描述并说明一种由183厘米圆形吊索组成的环套系统的逐步使用方法，该系统可利用市售且价格合理的设备放置在卧倒的马身上。环套系统主要由四条圆形吊索组成，其放置方式利用骨骼系统提供支撑。这些步骤通过一个与真实马大小相同的卧倒马模型或人体模型进行展示。我们认为环套系统套件可能会增强救援人员照料卧倒马匹的能力。
