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Update on first aid and splinting

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Fürst A.
In: BEVA - Annual Congress - Birmingham, 2018 by British Equine Veterinary Association
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SEP 15, 2018
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In horses, the initial treatment of injuries to skin, muscles, joints, tendons, tendon sheaths, and bones greatly affects the chance of ideal healing. The objective of first aid treatment is to minimise additional damage to the fractured limb. A thorough clinical examination is mandatory for horses with fractures [1]; lacerations or lesions that are overlooked can considerably affect the diagnosis and prognosis. Palpation often reveals the first signs of an acute inflammatory response (principally pain and swelling) and can usually be used to localise the region of injury ...

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Fürst, A. (2020) “Update on first aid and splinting”, BEVA - Annual Congress - Birmingham, 2018. Available at: https://www.ivis.org/library/beva/beva-annual-congress-birmingham-2018/update-on-first-aid-and-splinting (Accessed: 12 September 2024).

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Equine Department, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Switzerland.

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