MERS-Anderson Sling-Horse Down/Transported December 07, 2009

Updated at December 07, 2009 17:01

MERS received a call on December 07, 2009 from a veterinarian, for a horse that was down and needed urgent attention to be transported to a veterinary hospital for in depth evaluations and urgent care. Upon our arrival, we immediately placed our head protector on the incumbent horse, went through all of the procedures to place the horse onto the Rescue Glide, and packaged and secured the horse for transportation to the hospital. Upon arriving at the hospital, we off loaded the horse still packaged securely on the Rescue Glide. We transported the horse into a stall, removed all of our equipment, and made one attempt to lift the horse up. When the horse made no attempt to want to assist us, we then placed our short webbings under the horse, attached our specialized spreader bar to the equipment, and manually lifted the horse up into a horizontal position using our rescue equipment. Once the horse was up, he immediately began standing on it’s own. After the veterinarian performed a serious of evaluations and administered fluids to the horse, the veterinarian requested that we place the horse into an Anderson Sling, which we have access to through a partnership. An Anderson Sling is a specific piece of equipment designed to assist a horse into staying up for extended periods of time, without creating any discomfort or health issues to the horse. It has many contact points that spreads the contact throughout the entire horse, eliminating any stress points. We removed all of our equipment from the now standing horse, and installed the Anderson Sling on the horse. Now that the horse is in a controlled environment at the hospital, it will receive the best possile care available.

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