Equine Emergencies

32. Shock, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS), Multi-Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS)

33. Temperature Related Problems: Hypothermia and Hyperthermia

PART 3: TOXICOLOGY

34. Toxicology

PART 4: SPECIAL PROBLEM EMERGENCIES 

Section I: Special Problems

35. Burns, Acute Soft Tissue Swellings. Pigeon Fever

36. Caring for the Down Horse

37. Disaster Medicine

38. Diseases Unique to Donkeys and Miniature Horses

39. Diseases Unique to Draft Horses

40. Emergency Diseases Unique to Countries Outside the Continental United States

41. Flood Injury

42. Foot Injuries

43. Laminitis

44. Orthopedic Emergencies of the Racing Athlete

45. Snake Envenomination

46. Thoracic Trauma

Section II: Anesthesia

47. Anesthesia for Out-of-Hospital Emergencies

48. Euthanasia/Humane Destruction

49. Pain Management

Section III: Nutrition

50. Approach to the Feed and Starvation Emergency

51. Nutritional Guidelines for the Injured, Hospitalized and Postsurgical Patient

Section IV: Biosecurity

52. Contagious and Zoonotic Diseases

53. Standard Precautions and Infectious Disease Management

APPENDICES

1: Commonly Used Formulas and Calculations in Emergency Care

2: Important Equivalents and Conversions for Clinical Practice

3: Miscellaneous Charts and Tables Useful in Clinical Practice

4: Reference Values

5: Clinical Pharmacology and Emergency Drug Facts

A. Emergency Drugs, Recommended Dosages and Adverse Drug Events

B. Drugs for Specific Emergencies, Protocols and Clinical Situations

• Antibiotics - Concentration Dependent vs. Time Dependent Drugs
• Anesthetic Induction
• Cardio-Respiratory Resuscitation
• Cardiac Arrhythmia Drugs and Protocols
• Pharmacologic Adjuncts to Intubation
• Physical and Chemical Restraint
• Pressors
• Prokinetics
• Seizure Control
• Sepsis
• Shock

C. Adverse Drug Events and Management

D. Clinical Signs and Overdose Response of Commonly Used Medications and

Recommended Treatments

INDEX