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Managing medical emergencies at endurance rides
Author(s) -
EatonEvans Tom
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inp.l4108
Subject(s) - carriage , medicine , medical emergency , veterinary medicine , pathology
Endurance riding is a demanding equestrian discipline that has the potential to present attending veterinarians with challenging medical emergencies. An understanding of the conditions likely to be faced and the carriage of appropriate supplies, especially sufficient intravenous fluids, is essential. This article describes the veterinary inspections performed and advises how veterinary practitioners should manage each medical emergency that may be encountered.