MERS-Horse Down in Barn Labadie, Mo. December 06, 2009

Updated at December 06, 2009 18:37

MERS responded to a call from a veterinarian who was on the scene of a horse that was found down, and out in the main aisle of a barn. Upon our arrival, the veterinarian was administering IV fluids to the horse. The horse had been down for several hours. We immediately placed our head protector on the horse, placed our long webbing on the dorsal side of the horse, and rolled the horse over onto the webbing. Once the webbing was evened out, we placed an equal number of MERS members on each side of the incumbent horse, and placed the horse up into a sternal position. We then physically lifted the exhausted horse up into a horizontal position, and after a few short moments, the lifeless horse was standing under it’s own power. After the veterinarian did some additional evaluations, we then led the horse out of the barn into an adjacent enclosed arena. After walking the horse out for approximately 10 minutes, the veterinarian then continued giving the horse IV fluids. After approximately 20 more minutes, we were released by the veterinarian, and the horse was on the road to recovery.

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