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A42 Wound Management Emergency Treatments and First Aid Kit
Name __________________________________ Date __________
Wound Management
Every horse owner that has had horses for any length of time has seen and
probably
treated a horse with a _______________________________ or wound.
Some of the injuries may be minor, requiring only a little cleaning and maybe a
bandage, while others require immediate first aid, sutures (stitches) and even
surgery to repair.
The suggestions given in the following information will help an owner identify
what type of injuries require veterinary attention and what injuries can be
handled at home.
Information on how to apply various wraps and bandages will also be included.
Wound Management:
What is the first step in wound management?
How do you stop the bleeding on a minor wound?
How long should you apply pressure to the wound?
Bandaging a Wound:
List the steps to bandaging a wound:
What do you use to clean the wound?
What do you use to flush the wound?
What do you use to cover the wound?
What do you do after covering the wound?
Why should the vet wrap not be placed directly on the skin?
How do you check to make sure you have not wrapped the wound too tight?
What is used to secure the vet wrap to keep the bandage in place?
How often should you change the bandage?
Bandaging a Hock:
Bandages on the hock have the tendency to slip down the leg. What can you do to
prevent this?
Puncture Wounds of the Foot:
How do you prepare a foot for a bandage?
Once the bottom of the foot has been completely cleaned, a small amount of
______________________ ointment can be used to cover the wound.
___________________ that has been soaked in betadine is then placed over the
bottom of the foot and wound. This should be held in place with duct tape or an
Easyboot.
If ______________________ will be used, a covering for the foot should be
prepared before the foot has been cleaned. This picture shows how to make a
covering out of overlapping strips of duct tape. The strips should be long
enough to fully cover and then over-lap the bottom of the foot.
The duct tape covering should be placed over the bottom of the foot.
Another strip of duct tape should be placed around the entire hoof wall to help
hold the covering in place.
Try not to wrap pieces of tape above the _________________________ band. Doing
so may place unnecessary pressure and restrict ________________________.
Any long edges should be trimmed at the level of the coronary band.
Because horses are so susceptible to ___________________________, all horses
with a puncture wound should receive a tetanus booster even if they have been
vaccinated in the previous year.
Equine First Aid Kit
Puncture injuries require veterinary examination in almost all cases.
The following is list of items that every horse owner should have on hand in
case of an emergency.
All of these items are sold over the counter and therefore should be readily
available to every horse owner.
There are additional items that can be added to this list that can only be
obtained from a local veterinarian.
These items may include a single dose of Banamine, antibiotic eye ointment, and
some type of oral or injectable antibiotic.
The most important item that goes along with any first aid kit is knowledge. It
is critical that every horse owner know when and how to use each of the
following items. More harm can be done if something is used improperly or under
the wrong circumstances. Utilize the information found in section B of the
Infovets Equine
manual and the discussion found on the following pages for additional help.
Bandage material (sterile pads, cotton rolls, gauze, vet wrap, ace bandage)
Phenylbutazone (bute)
Antiseptic solution (betadine and alcohol on gauze pads in sealed container)
Antiseptic ointment
Vitamin K
Scalpel
Thermometer
Syringes
Tongue depressor
Latex gloves