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| WHAT STABLE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES CAN HELP PREVENT WOUNDS? |
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| don't overcrowd horses-group accordingly, especially during feeding times |
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| bruising from blunt trauma, excessive bruising can cause swelling, cuts off blood flow, necrosis, then gangrene |
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scrape, superficial, painful
(scrapes off dermis) |
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| sharp, clean slice in flesh |
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| deeper than it is wide, internal damage, contamination |
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electrical, chemical, cold, hot.
1st degree-outer dermis, pink, some white hairs from scarring
2nd degree-underlying dermis, blisters, scarring, freeze branding
3rd degree-full thickness, destroys nerve endings, loss of sensation, hot branding
any more than 10-11% is very hard on the horse, small chance of recovery |
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| overgrowing granulation tissue; debriding- meat tenderizer, bandaging. usually occurs on legs |
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| cure: take clean amneon on top, proud flesh will go away |
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local defect or pit in tissue with dead tissue in it
external or internal |
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| remain calm; assess situation; assess horse; control bleeding; gentle clean; re-evaluate |
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| is it safe/smart to move the horse? |
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| restraints needed without causing more damage; clip around area-KY Jelly is water soluble; take out large debris; flush the wound-clean, lavage with water or saline (1000mlH2O+9gNa); diluted cleaning solutions include Nolvasan, Betadine, or Clorox; gentle scrub removes dead tissue; wet-to-dry bandage until vet arrives |
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| want to heal by 1st intention healing if possible; no more than 6 hours old; edges must be living and stretchy; no ointment or other creams in it-must be clean and fresh |
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| if tetanus shot is more than 6 months old, re-vaccinate the horse |
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| decreases and/or controls swelling |
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| may be a barrier-good or bad; furison, nolvasan, dermagel, redcoat, silvadine, granulex, copper sulfate powder |
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| for the most part, yes; prevents contamination; supports tissue; bandage opposites; reduces swelling; reduced proud flesh; reduced scarring |
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| cleanliness; primary closure; suturing; mildly moist |
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| infections; steroids; ointments; cleaning with things that are too strong |
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| no forceful lavage, GENTLE!; cold water for about 30 minutes; water soluble gel, for 3rd degree-saran wrap helps prevent loss of fluids; give IV fluids; antibiotics; transfusion; loose most fluid in the first 36 hours, beware of shock! |
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| infections; renal failure; hypovolemic shock; impaction colic; laminitis; may lose some athleticism |
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| lungs leak fluid; prone to pneumonia; antibiotics; IV DMSO; oxygen therapy; steroids |
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