Equine Emergency and Critical Care

This course is comprised of advanced lectures, discussions, and laboratories on equine emergency and critical care. The course will focus on pathophysiology of shock and critical cases, with clinical case material to illustrate principles and generate discussion. Laboratory sessions will be all hands-on sessions to practice commonly performed procedures in emergency settings as well as more advanced procedures associated with emergency surgery and critical care. Examples of laboratory sessions include abdominal palpation per rectum, abdominocentesis, ultrasonography of the critical patient, exploratory celiotomy, advanced intravenous catheterization, thoracic drain placement, ECG placement, NIBP monitoring, and external coaptation. A high teacher to student ratio in lecture and laboratory sessions will allow in depth discussion and participation of all students in a case-based problem-based approach to critical care. The grade will be based on participation as well as a final examination in the form of a clinical problem similar to all the other clinical case problems presented throughout the course and discussed in a group setting. Active participation in discussion and in-person attendance is mandatory. 4 Credit Hours