Veterinary Disaster Response

by Wingfield, Wayne E.; Palmer, Sally B.

• ISBN13: 9780813810140
• ISBN10: 0813810140
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-04-14
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Veterinary Disaster Response is the essential guide to disaster training, preparation, planning, and recovery. The book takes a question-and-answer format to promote understanding and outline the steps for veterinary response to natural and man-made disasters. Veterinary Disaster Response is a must-have reference for anyone involved in disaster medicine, including veterinarians, veterinary technicians, veterinary students, animal control and shelter personnel, search and rescue personnel, and emergency response teams.

Author Biography

Wayne E. Wingfield, MS, DVM, DACVS, DACVECC, is a Veterinary Medical Officer and Squad Leader of NMRT-Central USA and Emeritus Professor of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine at Colorado State University.

Sally B. Palmer, DVM, is a practicing veterinarian and a Veterinary Medical Officer of NMRT - Central USA.

Table of Contents

Training

An Introduction to the Incident Command System Swenson

Leadership during a disaster Adkins

Communications Swenson

Basic map, compass, and gps skills Palmer

Records and animal identification Swenson

Veterinary risk assessment of the disaster site Wingfield

Risk communication and dealing with the media Wingfield

Biosecurity Fundamentals for Animal Response.Personnel in a Farm/Livestock Disaster Wingfield and Knight

Veterinary Triage Wingfield

Introduction to weapons of mass destruction Upp

Zoonosis and zoonotic diseases Palmer and Nash

Public health Ray

Hazardous materials Swenson

Personal protection equipment Pedigo

Basic Veterinary Decontamination: Who, What, Why? Murphy

Wildlife handling Palmer

Domestic animal handling Palmer

Small animal first aid Wingfield

Large animal first aid Palmer

Equine emergency sheltering McConnico

Companion animal sheltering: Poirrer

Disinfection for avian, large, and small animal facilities Van Metre and Morley

Pain management in veterinary disaster medicine Raffe

Humane euthanasia of animals Wingfield

Carcass disposal following a veterinary disaster Knight and Murphy

Planning

Elements of a disaster plan for animals Knight

Disaster planning for private practice Yelinek

Community animal emergency planning Dennison

State response to disasters Paik

State Animal and Agricultural Emergency Programs.(Including State Animal Response Team (SART) programs and State Veterinary Medical Reserve Corps (VMRC)) Dennison

Federal response to veterinary disasters Lanman

Military role in veterinary disaster response Stamp

Preparation

Family versus business during a disaster Casey

Preparing your practice for an impending disaster Rich

Preparing the Farm and Animals for a Disaster Wingfield

Noah's Burden

Recovery

Care for the Caregiver: Psychological and Emotional Factors in Veterinary Disaster Response Baker and Havic-Cover

Disaster assistance for homeowners, renters, and business owners Adkins

American Veterinary Medical Foundation Disaster Assistance Wingfield

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